War Memorial to North-East of Church of St John is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 May 1988. War memorial.

War Memorial to North-East of Church of St John

WRENN ID
calm-rubble-mint
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 May 1988
Type
War memorial
Address
War Memorial to North-East of Church of St John, St John Lee, Acomb
OS grid reference
NY 932 657
Coordinates
54.98607, -2.10629
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The war memorial, located to the north-east of the Church of St. John, was built around 1920 and is made of sandstone. It features three semi-octagonal steps that support a cross with an inscribed base. The cross has an octagonal shaft topped with a cap carved with foliage, and it culminates in a cross fleury head. This memorial is included for its group value with the church.

Local climate

War Memorial to North-East of Church of St John 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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