War Memorial opposite Railway Terrace
War Memorial opposite Railway Terrace, High Street
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1208443
- Date first listed:
- 17-Oct-1994
- List Entry Name:
- War Memorial opposite Railway Terrace
- Statutory Address:
- War Memorial opposite Railway Terrace, High Street
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- Date:
- 2001-05-06
- Reference:
- IOE01/02159/30
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1208443
- Date first listed:
- 17-Oct-1994
- List Entry Name:
- War Memorial opposite Railway Terrace
- Statutory Address 1:
- War Memorial opposite Railway Terrace, High Street
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.
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- War Memorial opposite Railway Terrace, High Street
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Sunderland (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 35405 56807
Details
NZ35NE
920-1/4/282
SUNDERLAND
South Hylton
HIGH STREET, (east side)
War Memorial opposite Railway Terrace
II
War memorial. c1919. Granite monument with wrought-iron railings. Railings with double top rails and some waved, some scrolled uprights, form front boundary to War Memorial with two steps, the upper inscribed GREAT WAR. to tapered shaft. Shaft has scroll on wreath on plinth, names on tall shaft with interrupted cornice, and raised segmental centre over top panel with low relief sword.
Listing NGR: NZ3540556807
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.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 391476
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 7 February 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/60
War Memorials Online, accessed 10 August 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/251887
North East War Memorials Project, accessed 17 September 2018 from http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=8624
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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