Rothbury War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 December 2005. War memorial.
Rothbury War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- peeling-mortar-laurel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 December 2005
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Rothbury War Memorial, High Street
- OS grid reference
- NU 057 017
- Coordinates
- 55.30965, -1.9117
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Rothbury War Memorial is a First World War memorial fountain, built in 1923 by Reavell and Tebbs. It is made of sandstone and bronze. The memorial features a square stone pedestal topped with a stone cross on a stepped plinth, which has a bronze sword affixed to the cross. The pedestal displays the names of the fallen on the front and rear, with an inscription on the third side.
The inscription on the front reads: "TO THE MEMORY OF/ THOSE OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ 1914-1918/ (NAMES)." The rear inscription states: "TO THE MEMORY OF/ THOSE OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ 1939-1945/ (NAMES) KOREA 1952/ (NAME)." The side inscription says: "THEY SHALL GROW NOT OLD AS WE THAT/ ARE LEFT GROW OLD/ AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM NOR THE YEARS/ CONDEMN./ AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM." The pedestal plinths are inscribed with the dates of the three conflicts, and there are stone water troughs at the base of the pedestal on the front and rear.
This well-maintained and well-executed war memorial is simple yet striking, reflecting strong local ties with the names of those who fell in two World Wars and the Korean War.
Local climate
Rothbury War Memorial receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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