Lemington War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Newcastle upon Tyne local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 October 2016. War memorial.

Lemington War Memorial

WRENN ID
low-pier-dock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West MP: Dame Chi Onwurah (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 October 2016
Type
War memorial
Address
Lemington War Memorial, Lemington Cemetery, Tewkesbury Road, NE15 8UZ
OS grid reference
NZ 184 654
Coordinates
54.98305, -1.71394
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Lemington War Memorial is located on the southern side of Lemington Cemetery, near the path. Made from Glencoe granite, this approximately 5-meter tall monument features a Celtic cross that rises from a substantial tapering pedestal. The pedestal is set on a two-stage base. The front face of the wheel-head and the upper part of the cross shaft are adorned with carved interlace patterns.

The main dedicatory inscription on the front face of the pedestal reads: "IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING/ INHABITANTS OF LEMINGTON, WHO LAID DOWN/ THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914-18," with names recorded below and on the sides of the pedestal.

Local climate

Lemington War Memorial receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% 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 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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