Christleton War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 October 2016. War memorial.
Christleton War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- muffled-floor-nettle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Chester South and Eddisbury MP: Aphra Brandreth (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 October 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Christleton War Memorial, Churchyard of the Church of St James, Pepper Street, CH3 7AG
- OS grid reference
- SJ 440 656
- Coordinates
- 53.18527, -2.83811
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Christleton War Memorial is a sandstone structure standing approximately 6 meters tall. It features an intricately detailed, gabled lantern adorned with religious symbols such as a Cross, Christogram, and gothic arches, along with Tudor roses and acanthus leaves. The lantern is situated atop an octagonal, chamfered, and tapering shaft, which rests on an octagonal plinth.
Recessed panels on each side of the plinth display the dedications and names of the fallen, all incised into the sandstone. The inscription on the south-facing side reads: "IN MEMORY OF SOLDIERS OF CHRISTLETON WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY 1914 – 1918." On the north-facing side, the inscription states: "THIS STONE IS ERECTED IN HONOUR OF THEIR SACRIFICE AND AS A THANKSGIVING FOR THOSE WHO RETURNED." There are 36 names, detailing rank and regiment, inscribed on the remaining six sides of the plinth, which is set upon a three-stepped octagonal base with a stone surround.
Additionally, on the south-facing side of the memorial base, a bronze plaque lists the names of 19 men who served in the Second World War, beneath the dates 1939 – 1945.
Local climate
Christleton War Memorial receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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