Lees War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Oldham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 October 1987. War memorial. 1 related planning application.
Lees War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- fallow-stair-saffron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Oldham
- Constituency
- Oldham East and Saddleworth MP: Debbie Abrahams (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 October 1987
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Lees War Memorial, Thomas Street, OL4 5BT
- OS grid reference
- SD 951 042
- Coordinates
- 53.53462, -2.07398
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Lees War Memorial is a war memorial erected by public subscription in 1921 and re-erected in 1949, as noted on its pedestal. It features a bronze statue of a battle-clad figure holding a rifle, which stands on a tall stone pedestal. The pedestal is adorned with inscriptions and husk garlands on each side, and it rests on a stylobate.
Local climate
Lees 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 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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