Aycliffe War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 March 2016. War memorial.

Aycliffe War Memorial

WRENN ID
broken-hall-bittern
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Country
England
Date first listed
31 March 2016
Type
War memorial
Address
Aycliffe War Memorial, Churchyard of the Church of St Andrew, Church Lane, Great Aycliffe, DL5 6JY
OS grid reference
NZ 283 221
Coordinates
54.59392, -1.56309
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Aycliffe War Memorial is a stone structure approximately 4 meters tall, located in the churchyard of the Church of St Andrew, which is a Grade I listed building, near the east end of the church. The memorial features a St Andrew fleury cross that rises from an octagonal shaft, which is set on a low square pedestal with broached corners. This pedestal is elevated on a small octagonal step, resting on a low square base.

On the north face of the pedestal, there is a bronze plaque that reads "TO THE GLORY/ OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY/ OF/ (13 NAMES)/ WHO DIED IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-18." The west face has a similar plaque that states "TO THE GLORY/ OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY/ OF/ (9 NAMES)/ WHO DIED IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1939 – 1945."

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