War Memorial West of Junction with Billy Hill is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1987. War memorial.

War Memorial West of Junction with Billy Hill

WRENN ID
silver-attic-brook
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 June 1987
Type
War memorial
Address
War Memorial West of Junction with Billy Hill, B6299
OS grid reference
NZ 164 377
Coordinates
54.73461, -1.74622
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The war memorial located west of the junction with Billy Hill is a Grade II listed structure that features a granite pedestal and statue, along with walls and railings. The memorial includes a life-size seated figure of a woman dressed in classical drapery, depicted in a dejected posture with her right hand holding a wreath. This figure stands on a tall square pedestal that has a wide base, a swag-decorated frieze, and a wide cornice. The names of those who died in the conflicts of 1914-1919 and 1939-1945 are inscribed on the pedestal. Surrounding the memorial is a wrought iron rail supported by four short posts on a step. The curb is adorned with four low piers, each topped with pyramidal copings, and features raised rusticated panels in the center of each block. The enclosure consists of plain railings and a gate, which have flattened pointed heads and square principals with pointed heads.

Local climate

War Memorial West of Junction with Billy Hill receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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