Humshaugh War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. War memorial. 1 related planning application.
Humshaugh War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- waiting-marble-snow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Humshaugh War Memorial, C90m West of Simonburn Cottage, Hexham, NE46 4AR
- OS grid reference
- NY 915 714
- Coordinates
- 55.03737, -2.13374
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Humshaugh War Memorial is located on the south side of the main road, to the west of the village, and is situated within the buffer zone of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Hadrian’s Wall) World Heritage Site. This monument is made of Heworth freestone and stands approximately 6 meters tall, designed in the form of an obelisk with a square base that rises from a slightly tapering plinth. The plinth is set on a low step.
On the front face of the obelisk, there is a rectangular cartouche featuring a Tudor rose in each corner, which bears the inscription "TO THE/ MEMORY/ OF THOSE/ WHO FELL/ IN THE/ GREAT WAR," with the years 1914 and 1919 displayed above and below the inscription, respectively. The names of those who fell in the First World War are inscribed on the front face of the plinth, organized by regiment, while the names from the Second World War are recorded on the right face, beneath the dates 1939 – 1945.
Local climate
Humshaugh War Memorial receives an average of 920 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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