Park Road Methodist Church War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Blackburn with Darwen local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 July 2018. Memorial.
Park Road Methodist Church War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- ghost-rafter-smoke
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Constituency
- Rossendale and Darwen MP: Andy MacNae (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 July 2018
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- Park Road Methodist Church War Memorial, Darwen Cemetery, Bolton Road, Lancashire, BB3 2LS
- OS grid reference
- SD 698 202
- Coordinates
- 53.67827, -2.45826
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Park Road Methodist Church War Memorial is situated within Darwen Cemetery, near the entrance on Bolton Road, directly across from the Darwen Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cross of Sacrifice.
The memorial features a rectangular stone pillar topped with a curved-headed corniced block that has indented corners and egg and dart moulding. A serpent, depicted as devouring itself with its tail in its mouth, is carved in relief on the north face of the block, symbolizing the eternal cycle of destruction and rebirth. The pillar has recessed panels on its east and west faces, along with a stone plaque on the north face. It is set on a deep two-stepped base, with wreath carvings in relief on the north and south faces of the top step. The north face of the top step includes the inscription PARK/ ROAD/ METHODIST/ CHURCH.
The north face of the pillar is inscribed with the words TO THE HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THIS CHURCH/ AND SUNDAY SCHOOL/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR./ 1914 – 1919/ (15 NAMES)/ “THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE”. The bottom step of the plinth carries the inscription CHRIST DIED FOR ALL MEN/ THESE DIED FOR OUR COUNTRY.
Local climate
Park Road Methodist Church War Memorial sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,200 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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