War Memorial opposite Railway Terrace is a Grade II listed building in the Sunderland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 October 1994. War memorial.

War Memorial opposite Railway Terrace

WRENN ID
night-clay-bittern
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Sunderland
Constituency
Houghton and Sunderland South MP: Bridget Phillipson (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 October 1994
Type
War memorial
Address
War Memorial opposite Railway Terrace, High Street
OS grid reference
NZ 354 568
Coordinates
54.90474, -1.44939
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The war memorial located opposite Railway Terrace in South Hylton, Sunderland, was constructed around 1919. It is made of granite and features wrought-iron railings. The railings have double top rails, with some uprights designed in a waved and scrolled manner, forming the front boundary of the memorial. There are two steps leading up to the memorial, with the upper step inscribed with "GREAT WAR." The tapered shaft of the monument includes a scroll and wreath on the plinth, names inscribed on the tall shaft, an interrupted cornice, and a raised segmental center above the top panel that features a low relief sword.

Local climate

War Memorial opposite Railway Terrace sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 83% 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 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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