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War Memorial with Railings and Gates

A Grade II Listed Building in St Michael's, Sunderland

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Latitude: 54.9033 / 54°54'11"N

Longitude: -1.3809 / 1°22'51"W

OS Eastings: 439796

OS Northings: 556685

OS Grid: NZ397566

Mapcode National: GBR VCV.9V

Mapcode Global: WHD5C.R0MW

Plus Code: 9C6WWJ39+8J

Entry Name: War Memorial with Railings and Gates

Listing Date: 17 October 1994

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1279917

English Heritage Legacy ID: 391398

ID on this website: 101279917

Location: Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR1

County: Sunderland

Electoral Ward/Division: St Michael's

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Sunderland

Traditional County: Durham

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Tyne and Wear

Church of England Parish: Hendon

Church of England Diocese: Durham

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Description



SUNDERLAND

NZ3956NE BURDON ROAD
920-1/20/25 (East side)
War Memorial with railings and gates

GV II

World War I war memorial. c1925. Signed R.A.RAY ARCA ART &
SCULPT. Granite with bronze figure. Railings and gates
wrought-iron. Angel of Victory holding globe on tall Tuscan
column with laurel leaf band at base, egg and dart echinus.
Tall moulded plinth has laurel wreaths and upturned torches
carved in low relief; and inscriptions on W: A TRIBUTE TO OUR
GLORIOUS DEAD ; on N 1914-1918; on S 1939-1945. 4 steps up to
platform are flanked by dwarf walls with nail-head studs in
coping. Enclosing railings and gates have cross-in-circle
motif, paired principal uprights and top rails.
4 lamp standards a short distance from corners are
contemporary and are listed individually (qv).


Listing NGR: NZ3979656685

This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 16 June 2017.

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