Northenden War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Manchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 May 2016. War memorial.
Northenden War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- low-chamber-sorrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Manchester
- Constituency
- Wythenshawe and Sale East MP: Mike Kane (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 May 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Northenden War Memorial, Palatine Road, M22 4JT
- OS grid reference
- SJ 828 900
- Coordinates
- 53.40715, -2.25981
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Northenden War Memorial is a Grade II listed structure made of York stone and bronze, located on the north side of the main road in Northenden. It is set back from the pavement in a small memorial garden, behind the Northenden Social Club, which was built shortly after the First World War but is not listed. The memorial features a pillar approximately 5 meters tall, rectangular in shape, tapering to a wheel-head cross. The front face of the cross head displays a reversed sword carved in relief, with blind arcading on either side of the cross shaft.
The cross shaft is mounted on a square plinth, which sits on a two-stepped base. A large bronze plaque affixed to the front of the plinth bears the dedicatory inscription: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF NORTHENDEN WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919" along with the names of 63 individuals. Below this, on the top step of the base, a second bronze plaque commemorates "1939 THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1945" and lists 41 names.
The memorial is accessed from the road via a small forecourt that includes a low step and a crazy-paved path. The forecourt features a bench and a litter bin, with modern railings enclosing part of the garden, though these additional features are not of special interest.
Local climate
Northenden War Memorial sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,040 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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