Seahouses War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 February 2007. War memorial. 2 related planning applications.
Seahouses War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- waiting-mantel-plum
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 February 2007
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Seahouses War Memorial, Main Street, North Sunderland
- OS grid reference
- NU 219 320
- Coordinates
- 55.58183, -1.65351
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Seahouses War Memorial is a First World War memorial with additions commemorating the Second World War, erected in 1923 by Reavell & Tebbs of Alnwick. It is constructed from granite with bronze decoration, and possesses group value.
The memorial takes the form of a tapering obelisk constructed from four stone blocks. A bronze cross, shaped like an inverted sword in relief, sits at the top, with a bronze wreath in relief at the base of the front face. The obelisk stands upon a rectangular pedestal, which is itself mounted on a stepped plinth and base. Matching bronze plaques, bearing inscriptions, are found on the front and rear faces of the pedestal. The whole structure is set on a cobbled base, enclosed by a low granite railing with a chain. Surrounding low granite walls, along with gates and railings, were added in 1995.
The inscription on the front reads "NORTH SUNDERLAND PARISH/IN MEMORY/OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE WAR/1914-1918/(NAMES)", while the rear inscription reads "NORTH SUNDERLAND PARISH/IN MEMORY/OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE WAR/ 1939-1945/(NAMES)". A further inscription on the plinth reads "THIS HAVE I DONE FOR YOU".
Originally, the parish of North Sunderland had planned to build a memorial hall, but funds proved insufficient. The memorial was unveiled on 5th August 1923 by Lord Armstrong and dedicated by Bishop Ormsby. Prior to the 50th anniversary of VE Day, the memorial was temporarily relocated to facilitate roadworks and a new traffic management system and was later re-erected a few feet from its original position.
War memorials are of significant historical and cultural importance at both local and national levels. This well-executed example, in the form of a granite obelisk, serves as a memorial to those who died in both World Wars, demonstrating clear special historic interest and meeting the criteria for a national listing.
Local climate
Seahouses War Memorial receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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