Cenotaph North East of Christ Church Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the South Tyneside local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 February 1985. War memorial.

Cenotaph North East of Christ Church Rectory

WRENN ID
watchful-outpost-moth
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Tyneside
Constituency
Jarrow and Gateshead East MP: Kate Osborne (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 February 1985
Type
War memorial
Address
Cenotaph North East of Christ Church Rectory, Clayton Street
OS grid reference
NZ 325 652
Coordinates
54.98042, -1.49235
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The cenotaph located north-east of Christ Church Rectory is a First World War memorial made of sandstone ashlar. It features a square gadrooned base that supports a large tapering pedestal, which has inscription panels located beneath a dentilled overhanging cornice. Atop this pedestal is a gadrooned section, although the urn finial is missing.

Local climate

Cenotaph North East of Christ Church Rectory 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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