Greatham War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Hartlepool local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 October 2016. Monument.
Greatham War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- lapsed-belfry-lark
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Hartlepool
- Constituency
- Hartlepool MP: Mr Jonathan Brash (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 October 2016
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Greatham War Memorial, Churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist, Parish Row, County Durham, TS25 2HW
- OS grid reference
- NZ 492 275
- Coordinates
- 54.64056, -1.23822
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Greatham War Memorial is located in the northeast corner of the churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist, which is a Grade II*-listed building. The memorial features a granite Celtic cross with a reversed sword carved in low relief on the front face. It is set on a tapering rectangular plinth.
The main dedicatory inscription on the front of the plinth reads: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 'WE SHALL REMEMBER THEM.'” This inscription includes the names of 13 individuals. On the right side of the plinth, there is a dedication for the Second World War, which reads: "1939 – 45" followed by the names of another 13 individuals and the phrase "WE SHALL REMEMBER THEM."
The memorial is situated within an octagonal gravelled area, which is bordered by a low stone kerb. Access to the memorial is provided by a set of stone steps that rise from the path to the north. These steps are flanked by dwarf walls topped with flat stone coping and ball finials.
Local climate
Greatham War Memorial receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 21 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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