War memorial to Private Fairless, Limestone Brae burial ground is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 February 2017. War memorial.
War memorial to Private Fairless, Limestone Brae burial ground
- WRENN ID
- burning-oriel-hazel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 February 2017
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- War memorial to Private Fairless, Limestone Brae burial ground, Carrshield, West Allen, Hexham, NE47 8AL
- OS grid reference
- NY 793 499
- Coordinates
- 54.84405, -2.32336
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The memorial is located in the burial ground on the south-west side of the road through West Allendale, approximately 300 meters to the north-west of the former Methodist Church, which is also listed. It is designed as a small stone floriated cross resting on a three-stage base. At the center of the cross head, the monogram HIS is carved in low relief.
The dedication begins at the foot of the cross shaft with the words "OUR GLORIOUS DEAD." This continues on the front face of the upper stage of the base, stating "ERECTED BY THE INHABITANTS OF WEST ALLEN TO THE MEMORY OF PTE. J.W. FAIRLESS 12/13 N.F." The inscription concludes on the middle stage with "WHO FELL IN ACTION IN FRANCE DURING THE GREAT EUROPEAN WAR 1914-1918." The bottom stage features the text "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS," all of which is presented in applied metal letters.
Local climate
War memorial to Private Fairless, Limestone Brae burial ground sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 76 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 54 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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