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Earl of Durham's Monument

A Grade I Listed Building in Shiney Row, Sunderland

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Latitude: 54.883 / 54°52'58"N

Longitude: -1.4809 / 1°28'51"W

OS Eastings: 433401

OS Northings: 554378

OS Grid: NZ334543

Mapcode National: GBR LC3Z.5C

Mapcode Global: WHD5B.7J2F

Plus Code: 9C6WVGM9+6J

Entry Name: Earl of Durham's Monument

Listing Date: 26 April 1950

Last Amended: 15 July 1985

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1354965

English Heritage Legacy ID: 303203

ID on this website: 101354965

Location: Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, DH4

County: Sunderland

Electoral Ward/Division: Shiney Row

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Traditional County: Durham

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Tyne and Wear

Church of England Parish: Herrington, Penshaw and Shiney Row

Church of England Diocese: Durham

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Description


This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 29/06/2020

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HOUGHTON-LE-SPRING
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Earl of Durham's Monument

(Formerly listed as Penshaw Monument)

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Monument, in form of Greek temple, in memory of John George Lambton, first Earl of Durham (1792-1840), Governor-General of Canada and Grand Master of the Order of Freemasons. Erected 1844, by private subscription, to design of John and Benjamin Green of Newcastle; builder Thomas Pratt of Sunderland.

Ashlar, 4 x 7 columns. Doric order on stylobate. End pediments, no roof. An important manifestation of the Greek revival in the region, and a prominent landmark, visible for many miles around.

Historical note: contemporary accounts describe it as being based on the Temple of Theseus but twice the size; the Theseion at Athens is 6 columns by 13, and while the measurements of its columns are double the monument appears proportionately taller.

Listing NGR: NZ3340154378

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