ICI War Memorial

The ICI War Memorial is a war memorial commemorating the employees of Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd (ICI) who died during the Second World War. It was erected in 1949, designed by sculptor Gilbert Bayes RBS, with plaques produced by Morris Singer and Company Limited.

Constructed from Portland stone, the memorial features four bronze plaques, a granite base and pedestal, and a low-stepped paving slab plinth. The memorial has a rectangular plan and faces northeast towards Station Road.

Standing 4.26 meters tall, the cenotaph is designed in an Art Nouveau style and is mounted on a low stepped plinth. The top of the shaft is formed by a stylised tomb set on a plinth with a carved garland, supported by inverted consul bracket ends. The ICI logo, flanked by swags, is carved in half-relief on the front and rear faces of the shaft, with the dates 1939-1945 inscribed lower on the front face and "BILLINGHAM" on the rear. The four bronze plaques feature lettering raised in Roman capitals; the front plaque reads: "1939 1945 / IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES / LIMITED / TO THE PROUD MEMORY / OF THE EMPLOYEES OF BILLINGHAM / WHO LOST THEIR LIVES / IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR," accompanied by a wreath in relief. The rear plaque lists 88 names in three columns, while the right side plaque records 56 names, and the left plaque records 57 names.