Davenham War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 May 2016. War memorial.
Davenham War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- low-gateway-sedge
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Mid Cheshire MP: Andrew Cooper (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 May 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Davenham War Memorial, Junction of London Road and Hartford Road, Vale Royal, CW9 8JA
- OS grid reference
- SJ 659 711
- Coordinates
- 53.2359, -2.51188
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Davenham War Memorial is situated at the junction of London Road and Hartford Road, in front of Davenham Church of England Primary School, which is also a listed building. The memorial features an equal-armed cross topped with a small wheel, standing on a square shaft that is slightly tapered. This shaft is mounted on a tall pedestal, which in turn rests on a large rectangular plinth with a stepped base.
The cross head is intricately carved with foliage patterns and the monogram IHS, while the shaft displays a reversed sword. At the base of the shaft is a small roundel surrounded by foliage, inscribed with the dates 1914 and 1918. The main dedicatory inscription is carved in relief around the top of the plinth, stating: "IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THE PARISH OF DAVENHAM WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR."
The names of those who fell in the First World War are incised into the faces of the plinth, with an additional name from the Second World War on the rear face. A stone plaque on the front face of the base, framed by an ornamental border, is inscribed with "1939 IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF 1945 THOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE" and lists 26 names.
The memorial is surrounded by metal railings, which include a double gate at the front. The railings feature equal-armed crosses that reference the stone cross head of the memorial.
Local climate
Davenham War Memorial receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% 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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