War Memorial to North of Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 May 1994. A C20 War memorial.

War Memorial to North of Church of St Andrew

WRENN ID
old-gateway-reed
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 May 1994
Type
War memorial
Address
War Memorial to North of Church of St Andrew, Crown Street
OS grid reference
NZ 216 286
Coordinates
54.65241, -1.66654
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The war memorial is located approximately 20 meters south of the northern lych gate at the Church of St Andrew in Bishop Auckland. It was constructed around 1920 to commemorate those who died in the First World War (1914-1918). The memorial is made of ashlar stone and features a curb and piers surrounding a three-stepped square base that supports a tall tapered cross designed in the Saxon style. This design imitates 8th and 9th century cross fragments found within the Church of St Andrew and includes interlace patterns and inhabited vine scrolls. The cross head features a boss and armpits, along with roll-ended arms. The stepped base displays long lists of names of the deceased, many of whom served in the Durham Light Infantry.

Local climate

War Memorial to North of Church of St Andrew 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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