Houghton-le-Spring War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Sunderland local planning authority area, England. War memorial. 1 related planning application.
Houghton-le-Spring War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- rusted-hinge-swallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Sunderland
- Constituency
- Houghton and Sunderland South MP: Bridget Phillipson (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Houghton-le-Spring War Memorial, The Churchyard, St Michael and All Angels Church, Church Street, County Durham, DH4 4DN
- OS grid reference
- NZ 341 497
- Coordinates
- 54.84186, -1.46968
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Houghton-le-Spring War Memorial is located in the south-west corner of the churchyard of the Church of St Michael and All Angels, which is a Grade I listed building. This memorial, made of Portland stone, stands approximately 6 meters tall and is designed in the form of a large pylon. The upper section of the pylon tapers back in four stages to an impressive wheel-head, resembling the cross head of the St Cuthbert cross. The dates 1914 – 1919 are inscribed on either side of the middle stage beneath the cross head, while the phrases "OUR GLORIOUS DEAD" appear on the front and rear of the lower stage. The names of those commemorated are listed in three columns on both the front and rear faces of the pylon.
On the north-west face of the pylon, there is a carved relief of a sailor, about 1.5 meters tall, depicted in profile with his hands resting on the muzzle of his grounded rifle. On the opposite, south-east face, there is a matching figure of a soldier, also in profile, fully equipped with a helmet and carrying his rifle slung over his right shoulder as he walks forward.
The memorial is elevated on a platform, and chains are attached across the faces of the base to hold wreaths and floral tributes.
Local climate
Houghton-le-Spring War Memorial receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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