Monkton War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the South Tyneside local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 July 2006. War memorial.
Monkton War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- errant-cellar-wind
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Tyneside
- Constituency
- Jarrow and Gateshead East MP: Kate Osborne (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 July 2006
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Monkton War Memorial, Monkton Lane, Monkton Village, Jarrow, NE32 5NN
- OS grid reference
- NZ 321 637
- Coordinates
- 54.96719, -1.49941
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Monkton War Memorial is a First World War memorial made of sandstone, designed in the shape of a St. Cuthbert's cross. It features an embossed central boss with the dates 1914 and 1918. The cross has a tapering shaft that sits on a chamfered rectangular plinth, which is placed on a chamfered base.
The main inscription on the front reads: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY/ OF THE MEN FROM MONKTON DISTRICT/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR./ 'MAY THEY REST IN PEACE'." There is an inscription on one side that states: "GRANT LORD, THAT WE/ FULL WORTHY BE/ OF THESE / OUR LOVED-OUR SACRIFICED." The base has the inscription: "IN THANKFULNESS TO GOD/ FOR THE SAFE RETURN/ OF THOSE FROM MONKTON DISTRICT/ WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR." The back of the memorial features the inscription: "GRANT THAT THEY MAY LIVE TO SEE/ FRUITS OF THEIR VICTORY/ ALL NATIONS DRAWN TO THEE."
The names of 20 fallen soldiers are recorded on the front face, while the names of those who served are listed in two columns on the sides and back. At the foot of each side of the memorial, there is a polished granite tile set on a sandstone base, which bears a transcript of the eroded face above.
This memorial was erected through public subscription and was unveiled on February 5, 1921, with dedication by Bishop Ormsby. It has been recently restored and was rededicated on October 22, 2005. War memorials like this one hold significant historical and cultural importance at both local and national levels, and this example serves as a notable tribute to those who died in the First World War.
Local climate
Monkton War Memorial receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 22 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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