Cockfield War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 June 2016. War memorial. 2 related planning applications.
Cockfield War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- hallowed-merlon-wren
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 June 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Cockfield War Memorial, Front Street, DL13 5AF
- OS grid reference
- NZ 127 242
- Coordinates
- 54.61294, -1.80438
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Cockfield War Memorial is located in a square enclosure on the village green south of Front Street. It is constructed from Kenmay granite and features a Latin cross that rises from a moulded collar atop a tapering, octagonal shaft. The cross shaft is supported by a square plinth, which stands on two steps; the upper step is made of granite with a chamfered riser at the front, while the lower step is made of sandstone.
The main dedicatory inscription on the front face of the plinth states: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN THANKFUL REMEMBRANCE/ OF THE MEN/ FROM THIS PARISH,/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR US/ IN THE GREAT WAR,/ 1914 – 1918." Below this, the base bears the phrase "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS." The names of the men being commemorated are inscribed on the other three sides of the plinth. The dates "1939 1945" are noted on the front face of the upper step, with the names from the Second World War inscribed on the chamfered riser of the step. All inscriptions are made with applied metal lettering.
The memorial is surrounded by a low stone wall that is taller at each corner and features ornamental posts with chains in the central sections. The gate to the enclosure is located on the northern side.
Local climate
Cockfield War Memorial receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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