Middridge War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 December 2016. Memorial.
Middridge War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- dark-cinder-birch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor MP: Alan Strickland (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 December 2016
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- Middridge War Memorial, South Side, the Green, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7JD
- OS grid reference
- NZ 251 261
- Coordinates
- 54.62969, -1.61173
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Middridge War Memorial is located at the roadside on the south side of The Green, enclosed by railings that include a gate and steps from the pavement. The memorial stands approximately 3 meters tall and is designed as a plain Latin cross made of rough-hewn grey granite. The cross shaft rises from a tapering pedestal that is set on a step.
The main dedicatory inscription is on the front face of the pedestal, which reads: "IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM THIS DISTRICT WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918. (NAMES) 'THEIR BODIES ARE BURIED IN PEACE BUT THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVER'." In front of the step, there is a sloping granite tablet that records a later dedication: "AND IN THE GREAT WAR 1939 – 1945 (NAMES)." Flanking this tablet are two small flower holders, and there are small planters hanging from the railings on either side of the monument.
Local climate
Middridge War Memorial receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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