Daresbury War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Halton local planning authority area, England. War memorial.
Daresbury War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- forgotten-outpost-hyssop
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Halton
- Constituency
- Runcorn and Helsby MP: Sarah Pochin (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Daresbury War Memorial, The Churchyard of All Saint's Church, Daresbury Lane, Cheshire, WA4 4AR
- OS grid reference
- SJ 580 828
- Coordinates
- 53.34114, -2.63162
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Daresbury War Memorial is a tall stone structure located in the north-west corner of the churchyard of the Church of All Saints, which is also a Grade II*-listed building. It stands at the intersection of two paths and features a blind wheel-head cross atop a tapering, octagonal shaft. The quarters of the wheel-head are adorned with fleurs-de-lis carved in low relief. The shaft's moulded foot rests on an octagonal plinth, which is elevated on a four-stepped, octagonal base.
Attached to the faces of the plinth and steps are plaques made from a different, paler stone. The plaque on the south face of the plinth commemorates the men of the parish who lost their lives for their country during the First World War, stating "TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY 1914 – 1919." The names of the fallen are inscribed on plaques on four of the plinth's flanking faces.
On the south-facing sides of the top step of the base, there is an inscription that reads "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE." Additionally, the south face of the second step of the base includes the inscription "1939 – 1945," with the names of those who fell in the Second World War listed on two flanking plaques. All inscriptions are made with metal letters affixed to the plaques.
Local climate
Daresbury War Memorial receives an average of 950 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% 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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