Stockton-on-Tees War Memorial is a Grade II* listed war memorial on High Street in the town of Stockton-on-Tees, in County Durham, England. It commemorates the men of Stockton-on-Tees who lost their lives during the First World War.
History The cenotaph was commissioned after the First World War to honour local men who died in the conflict, and raised by a public subscription from the mayor. It was designed by Henry Vaughan Lanchester. The memorial was unveiled on at a cost of , by John Frederick Lambton, Earl of Durham. It was dedicated by the Bishop of Durham, and rededicated on . On 19 January 1951, the Stockton-on-Tees War Memorial was designated a Grade II* listed building. Design The memorial is the form of an base made from concrete, and a Portland stone cenotaph rising to approximately . There are framing pilasters of sides with have some lions masks above. sarcophagus with fluted sides at top, with trophies and wreaths on each side, and surmounted by bronze torches and stone pedestals.
See also
Grade II* listed war memorials in England
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