War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Rochdale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 February 1985. War memorial. 1 related planning application.

War Memorial

WRENN ID
third-moat-sorrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Rochdale
Constituency
Heywood and Middleton North MP: Mrs Elsie Blundell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 February 1985
Type
War memorial
Address
War Memorial, Church Street
OS grid reference
SD 856 106
Coordinates
53.59246, -2.21877
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The war memorial, located on the south side of Church Street in Heywood, was created in 1925 by W. Marsden, as indicated on the statue base. It is made of stone and features a bronze female figure holding a palm of victory, which stands atop a pedestal. Behind the figure is a plain shaft that is inscribed to the men of Heywood, flanked by tapering shafts on either side. Low abutments on both sides are adorned with carved wreaths, and the entire structure is set on a stone plinth.

Local climate

War Memorial sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,110 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 50 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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