North Eastern Railway Company War Memorial is a Grade II* listed building in the York local planning authority area, England. War memorial. 34 related planning applications.

North Eastern Railway Company War Memorial

WRENN ID
lost-pilaster-barley
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
York
Constituency
York Central MP: Rachael Maskell (Lab)
Country
England
Type
War memorial
Address
North Eastern Railway Company War Memorial, Station Rise
OS grid reference
SE 598 517
Coordinates
53.95867, -1.08979
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The North Eastern Railway Company war memorial is located at the head of Station Road, just inside the city walls. Made of Portland stone, the memorial features an obelisk on slightly slanted walls that enclose three sides of a shallow, stepped podium, which supports the Stone of Remembrance. The screen walls end in urn finials and are adorned with laurel swags and wreaths. The pedestal of the obelisk is intricately carved with a laurel wreath that surrounds the armorial shields of the North Eastern Railway Company. A central dedication panel on the screen wall is draped in carved laurel garlands and is flanked by panels that list the names of 2,236 men from the North Eastern Railway Company who died in the First World War. Behind the Stone of Remembrance, there are 15 slate panels engraved with the names of those who lost their lives in the Second World War.

Local climate

North Eastern Railway Company War Memorial receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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  3. Former North Eastern Railway Company Offices and Area Railings Attached Grade II* 64 m
  4. Main Gates and Wicket Gates to North Eastern Railway Company Offices Grade II 94 m
  5. Gates, Gate Piers and Railings to Old Station Forecourt Grade II 102 m
  6. Gates and Gate Piers to War Memorial Garden Grade II 108 m
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  8. 15, 16 and 17, Rougier Street Grade II 119 m
  9. Number 37 and Attached Railings Grade II 122 m
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