Evenwood War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 October 2016. War memorial.

Evenwood War Memorial

WRENN ID
twisted-lantern-snow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 October 2016
Type
War memorial
Address
Evenwood War Memorial, Evenwood Cemetery, Oaks Bank, Evenwood and Barony, DL14 9RN
OS grid reference
NZ 153 256
Coordinates
54.62542, -1.76361
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Evenwood War Memorial is located in Evenwood Cemetery, just inside the gates. It is approximately 5 meters tall and made of Dunhouse freestone, designed in the shape of a square obelisk. A wreath is carved in low relief on the front face of the obelisk. The obelisk sits atop a square pedestal with a three-stepped base. The base is surrounded by a square border and a low kerb.

The main dedicatory inscription on the front face of the pedestal reads: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN THANKFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THE MEN OF EVENWOOD, RAMSHAW AND LANDS WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE DURING THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918." The names of those commemorated are inscribed on the other faces of the pedestal and on the riser of the top step of the base.

Local climate

Evenwood 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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