Ryhope Road, war memorial

HER Number

7179

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Ryhope Road, war memorial

Place

Sunderland

Map Sheet

NZ35NE

Class

Commemorative

Site Type: Broad

Commemorative Monument

Site Type: Specific

War Memorial

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

War memorial in garden south of Christ Church. C1920 to men of the parish who died in the Great War 1914-1918. Ashlar. Octagonal plan. 3 steps to pedestal. Names of the dead inscribed on panels on sides. Tall tapered octagonal shaft with stone cross with richly carved foliate terminals. LISTED GRADE 2

Easting

439780

Northing

556020

Grid Reference

NZ439780556020

Sources

Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 920-1/22/189; North East War Memorials Project (www.newmp.org.uk) S140.005