Brunner Mond and ICI Alkali Division 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.
Brunner Mond and ICI Alkali Division War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- drifting-granite-moss
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Mid Cheshire MP: Andrew Cooper (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 October 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Brunner Mond and ICI Alkali Division War Memorial, Opposite Winnington Hall, Winnington Works, Winnington Lane, Northwich
- OS grid reference
- SJ 644 747
- Coordinates
- 53.26883, -2.5339
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Brunner Mond and ICI Alkali Division War Memorial is a First World War memorial built in 1921, with alterations made after the Second World War, designed by Darcy Braddell. It is made of Portland stone and bronze and features a square central obelisk on a four-stepped base.
Located opposite Winnington Hall, which is a Grade I building restored by the same architect, the memorial stands at the entrance to the Winnington Works. The obelisk is tapered and has a moulded stepped capstone topped with a bronze and glass eternal flame, set on a pedestal adorned with ram's heads and lion's feet. Four stylized lion sculptures are positioned at the corners of the base.
The main inscription commemorates the men of Brunner Mond & Co Limited who fell in the First World War from 1914 to 1919, and the men of the Alkali Division of Imperial Chemical Industries Limited who fell in the Second World War from 1939 to 1945. The names of the fallen from the First World War, believed to number 291, are listed on the side faces by their place of work, by unit, and in alphabetical order, without ranks. The names from the Second World War are found on the rear face, arranged similarly, with some later additions below. Due to the softness of the stone, the carving has become worn in places.
Local climate
Brunner Mond and ICI Alkali Division War Memorial sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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