War Memorial

War Memorial, High Street

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1139979
Date first listed:
19-Jan-1951
List Entry Name:
War Memorial
Statutory Address:
War Memorial, High Street
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1139979
Date first listed:
19-Jan-1951
List Entry Name:
War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:
War Memorial, High Street

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Corrections and minor amendments

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:
War Memorial, High Street

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Stockton-on-Tees (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:
NZ 44547 19231

Details

NZ 4419 SE
28/56

STOCKTON ON TEES
HIGH STREET (east side)
War Memorial

19.1.51

II*
1923. H V Lanchester architect. At south west corner of churchyard. Portland stone with bronze panels and ornament. Rectangular with large niches to north and south, before which are colonnaded exedrae over which the cornice is returned. Set on a tall base. Framing pilasters of sides have lions masks above. Sarcophagus with fluted sides at top, with trophies and wreaths on each side, and surmounted by bronze torch and stone pedestal.

Listing NGR: NZ4454719231


This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online, the War Memorials Register and North East War Memorials Project. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 17 September 2018.

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The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
59460
Legacy System:
LBS

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 7 February 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/9789
War Memorials Online, accessed 7 February 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/113595
North East War Memorials Project, accessed 17 September 2018 from http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=8680

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

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