Iveston War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 October 2016. War memorial. 1 related planning application.
Iveston War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- patient-basalt-sienna
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Blaydon and Consett MP: Liz Twist (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 October 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Iveston War Memorial, Iveston Lane, DH8 7TD
- OS grid reference
- NZ 137 503
- Coordinates
- 54.84773, -1.78723
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Iveston War Memorial is a granite Celtic cross commemorating those who died in the First World War, erected around 1919 on a green to the south side of Iveston Lane. The cross, approximately 3 metres tall, features intricate carved relief interlace patterns on its front face. It rises from a tapering pedestal, which itself sits upon a stone step. A square stone kerb originally enclosed the cross and carried railings, though these are now absent.
The principal inscription on the front of the pedestal reads “ERECTED BY THE / INHABITANTS OF THE VILLAGE / TO THE ETERNAL MEMORY OF / THE MEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / FOR THEIR KING & COUNTRY / DURING THE GREAT WAR / 1914 – 1918.” The names of those who died in the First World War are listed on the sides of the pedestal. A further inscription on the step reads “1939 – 1945 / (NAMES).”
A stone slab of St Ives stone sits in front of the cross within the memorial enclosure. The enclosure is demarcated by plain metal bars supported by coursed stone piers, with a gate facing the lane.
Local climate
Iveston War Memorial receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 51 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 32 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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- Sale history — 8 transactions since 2011
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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