West Cornforth War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 May 2007. War memorial.
West Cornforth War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- over-fireplace-pigeon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor MP: Alan Strickland (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 May 2007
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- West Cornforth War Memorial, High Street
- OS grid reference
- NZ 312 343
- Coordinates
- 54.7031, -1.51627
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The West Cornforth War Memorial, built in 1953 by an unknown architect, is a sandstone structure located on High Street in Cornforth. It features a wheel cross on a tapering plinth, adorned with Celtic interlace carving on the cross head and upper shaft. The memorial rests on two steps, with the upper step containing receptacles for flowers at each corner. It is set on a raised square platform.
The front of the memorial is engraved with the names of those who fell in the First World War, arranged in three columns, while two columns of names are inscribed on either side. A quotation on the top step reads: "IN HONOUR AND TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 'YE THAT LIVE ON IN ENGLISH PASTURES GREEN REMEMBER US AND THINK WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN'." At the foot of the cross, a sloping tablet lists the names of the fallen from the Second World War, along with the dates 1939-1945.
This memorial, which commemorates the sacrifices of both World Wars, is a well-crafted example that reflects the community's strong ties to its history and meets the criteria for listing.
Local climate
West Cornforth War Memorial receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 93% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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