Winsford War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 November 2017. Memorial.
Winsford War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- heavy-pier-harvest
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Mid Cheshire MP: Andrew Cooper (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 November 2017
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- Winsford War Memorial, St Chad's Churchyard, Over
- OS grid reference
- SJ 649 650
- Coordinates
- 53.1815, -2.52558
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Winsford War Memorial is a First World War memorial located in the churchyard to the south-west of the Church of St Chad, which is listed as Grade II*. It is positioned adjacent to the churchyard walls, also listed as Grade II, and near a scheduled and Grade II-listed cross base.
The memorial features a stone Latin cross pommée, adorned with carved decoration at the ends of each arm. The cross-head is elevated by a decorative collar that includes carved scroll work, resting on a tapering, octagonal shaft with a moulded foot. This is set atop a square plinth with a moulded foot, which is placed on a two-stepped, square base. The plinth and base display inscriptions and names in incised lettering.
The main inscription on the plinth reads: "TO THE HONOUR AND GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE BRAVE/ WINSFORD MEN WHO LAID DOWN/ THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 19." A secondary inscription is located directly below at the foot of the plinth, stating: "FOR ALL THESE SAILORS AND SOLDIERS MEMORIAL SERVICES/ WERE HELD IN THIS CHURCH."
The memorial is situated within a gravelled area that is enclosed by stone kerbs.
Local climate
Winsford 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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