Wallace War Memorial Approximately 100 Metres South of Maidenway House is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 July 1987. War memorial.

Wallace War Memorial Approximately 100 Metres South of Maidenway House

WRENN ID
woven-hall-cedar
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 July 1987
Type
War memorial
OS grid reference
NY 665 612
Coordinates
54.94482, -2.52335
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Wallace War Memorial, located approximately 100 metres south of Maidenway House, is a World War I memorial dedicated to James Hope Wallace, who was killed in action in 1917. It is made of sandstone and features a tall octagonal cross with a moulded base, a shaft ring, and a statuette of the Crucified Christ under a gabled hood. The cross is set on an octagonal pedestal that is inscribed with the words: "PRAISE GOD FOR JAMES HOPE WALLACE LEUIT. 4TH. NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILEERS WHO FELL IN ACTION ... 1917."

Local climate

Wallace War Memorial Approximately 100 Metres South of Maidenway House 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 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 65 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 42 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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