Memorial

Fence Houses - WW1 and WW2

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Current Location

South Crescent, Fence Houses, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, DH4 6AG, England

NZ 31544 50381

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Type of Memorial: Cenotaph
WMR Reference Number: 72344
Description: A cenotaph with the empty tomb surmounting a stone block wall, with a inset marble tablet on which is the dedication in gold lettering.
Inscription: N HONOUR/ OF ALL THOSE GALLANT MEN OF/ FENCE HOUSES/ AND DISTRICT/ WHO GAVE UP THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WARS/ 1914 – 1918/ 1939 – 1945. THIS PLAQUE HONOURS/ BRITISH ARMED FORCES/ KILLED IN ACTION/ SERVING THIS NATION/ 1945 – PRESENT DAY/ “THEY LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ IN THE DEFENCE OF THIS KINGDOM.” THE PEOPLE OF FENCE HOUSES/ WISH TO EMBRACE/ BRITISH ARMED FORCES/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES/ 1945 – PRESENT DAY/ IN THE TRIBUTES AND THOUGHTS/ EXPRESSED ON THIS MEMORIAL.

Maker(s): Cowe and Lawson of Chester le Street, Designer
SE Smith of Ropery Lane, Chester le Street., Builder

Unveiled

23.09.1922

Lord Joicey, Reverence AF Gadd, Rector of Burnmoor

Cenotaph

Made from: Stone - Freestone

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1436969

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1436969 (accessed 10/06/2026)

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