White marble memorial to 183 children who died in the Victoria Hall, Toward Road, Sunderland on 16th June 1883. It was erected inside a glass and ironwork structure in Mowbray Park opposite the scene of the tragedy. In 1934 the memorial was removed to Bishopwearmouth Cemetery where it was listed in 1994. In 2000 the statue was restored and replaced in Mowbray Park (a Grade II-registered park and garden; National Heritage List for England 1001320) within a new protective canopy. After this disaster legislation was passed making the provision of adequate and outward-opening exits at all places of entertainment compulsory.
The National Heritage List was amended on 10/09/21 and reads:
Memorial to the Victoria Hall Disaster, 1884 by sculptor W G Brooker.
MATERIALS: a white marble statue on a grey stone pedestal.
DESCRIPTION: situated within the north-east part of Mowbray Park. A corniced pedestal has a stepped base with a wreath carved onto the front dado face. It bears an expressive, life-size figure of a robed and seated grieving mother holding a dead child across her left knee. The figure, with arm and head thrown back in despair is derived from the classical figure of Niobe mourning her dead children. The inscription on the front face of the pedestal, beneath the carved wreath reads: ERECTED/TO COMMEMORATE/ THE CALAMITY WHICH TOOK PLACE/IN THE VICTORIA HALL, SUNDERLAND/ON SATURDAY 16 JUNE 1883/BY WHICH 183 CHILDREN LOST THEIR LIVES.
LISTED GRADE 2

Urn and column headstone. C1879 by Roseberry to Isabella Duncan Vaux, died 1879, and other members of the Vaux family. Ashlar limestone, possibly marble. Stepped base to corniced plinth and tall tapered square column with low relief roses carved on east face above principal inscription. Urn finial. The Vaux family were prominent local brewers. LISTED GRADE 2

Cross headstone and kerbstone. C1911 to Margaret (1849-1911), wife of Henneson Taylor. Granite. Cross shaft approx 4m high in medieval style. Tapered high pedestal and taperedshaft support coped cross, all parts richly carved in interlace and vine patterns. Cross has central boss, and arms linked by secondary ring. Enclosing kerbstone has low rounded coping and corner and intermediate dwarf piers. LISTED GRADE 2

Chest tomb with kerbstone. To John Bolam, 1815-1885, and members of his family. Polished red granite. Kerb with trefoil roll moulding and trefoil- gabled angle dwarf piers. Chamfered plinth to chest with triglyph frieze with patera and dentilled cornice. Inscriptions on sides. LISTED GRADE 2

Lodge at south entrance to Bishopwearmouth Cemetery. 1856. By Thomas Moore. English garden wall bond brick (5 and one) with ashlar plinth, quoins and dressings. Welsh slate roof with fishscale decoration, stone gable copings. Cast-iron cresting and brick and ashlar chimneys. T-plan with central gabled porch with boarded door in high pointed arch. One storey. Mullioned windows. Renewed window in cross wing with fler-de-lys finial on dripmould in gable peak. Bay window to Chester Road. 2 ridge chimneys. LISTED GRADE 2

Chapel, one of an identical pair for Anglican and Nonconformist use in municipal cemetery, 1856. By Thomas Moore. Decorated style. Brick with ashlar plinth and dressings. Welsh slate roof with fishscale decoration and ashlar gable copings. Octagonal chapel. Lancet windows. West porch. Octagonal bellcote with two tiers of arcades and stone spirelets. Most openings blocked and building out of use at time of survey. LISTED GRADE 2

Municipal cemetery chapel, originally Roman Catholic but now used by all denominations. Possibly 1856 by Thomas Moore. Brick with ashlar dressings. Welsh slate roof with bands of Lakeland slate. Terracotta ridge cresting. Ashlar bellcote and gable copings. Polygonal apse. Gabled porch has double boarded doors. Cross finial. Lancets. Triple bellcote with high pyramidal spirelet. Canopy to eroded statue. LISTED GRADE 2

Chapel, one of identical pair for Anglican and Nonconformist use in municipal cemetery, 1856. By Thomas Moore. Decorated style. Brick with ashlar plinth and dressings. Welsh slate roof with fishscale decoration and ashlar gable copings. Octagonal chapel. Lancet windows. West porch. Octagonal bellcote with two tiers of arcades and stone spirelets. Most openings blocked and building out of use at time of survey. LISTED GRADE 2

Bandstand. Late C19. Cast iron columns, brick and ashlar base, felt covered roof. Octagonal base with bull-nosed coping. Slender columns support ribbed ogee roof. Decorative spandrels to frieze set back on brackets. Scrolled finial. Railings renewed. LISTED GRADE 2

Walls and gates enclosing grounds of Methodist church. C1888. By R Curwen. Rock-faced stone with ashlar dressings. Wrought-iron gates. Low walls with ashlar coping from which railings have been removed, interrupted by wide piers. Gates have scrolled spandrels and decoration, spear-headed dog bars and intermediate bars and twisted finials. LISTED GRADE 2