Egglescliffe War Memorial

The tall stone memorial stands on Egglescliffe Bank c50m to the NW of the Church of St John the Baptist (Grade I-listed), overlooking the River Tees. It takes the form of a Latin cross rising from a moulded collar at the top of a tapering, octagonal, shaft. The shaft stands on an elaborate plinth, rectangular on plan, with scrolled sides to N and S and a broad base. The plinth stands on a two-stepped base, half-round to the front. The whole is raised on a paved platform, railed and approached by a rake of four steps to the E side.

Towards the foot of the shaft the dates 1914/ 1919 are carved in low relief inside a small cartouche. The original list of commemorated names, incised into the front face of the plinth, are covered with a black stone plaque. On this the First and Second World War names are recorded under the dates 1914 – 1918 and 1939-1945. Underneath is a narrow frieze is incised: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR. The dates 1939 and 1945 are carved in low relief on the chamfered step of the plinth’s base, flanking the incised Second World War names. On the face below, a black stone plaque reads: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO/ FELL IN THE GREAT WARS.

The attached black stone plaques, the enclosure railings and pavement, and the rake of steps to the E side, are excluded from the listing.

This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 6 March 2017.