Chester City War Memorial to Those Slain in Both World Wars is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 August 1998. A 1922 War memorial.

Chester City War Memorial to Those Slain in Both World Wars

WRENN ID
fallow-banister-sienna
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Chester North and Neston MP: Samantha Dixon (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 August 1998
Type
War memorial
Address
Chester City War Memorial to Those Slain in Both World Wars, St Werburgh Street
OS grid reference
SJ 405 664
Coordinates
53.19159, -2.89083
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Chester City War Memorial, dedicated to those who died in both World Wars, was built in 1922 by Frederick H Crossley. It features a red sandstone stepped base, plinth, and a hexagonal cross. The fourth step of the base is inscribed with a dedication that reads: "ERECTED BY A GRATEFUL CITY/IN HONOUR OF HER SONS/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR/THEIR COUNTRY IN THE/GREAT WAR 1914/1918/THEIR NAMES ARE ENGRAVED/ON TABLETS OF BRONZE IN/THE TOWN HALL AND/THEIR/IMPERISHABLE MEMORY/IN THE HEARTS THEIR/FELLOW CITIZENS." The west side of the third step bears the inscription "1939/1945." On the plinth of the cross, niches hold the figures of St Michael, St Alban, St George, St Werbergh, St Maurice, and St David.

Local climate

Chester City War Memorial to Those Slain in Both World Wars 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 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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