Marple War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Stockport local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 June 2017. War memorial. 2 related planning applications.
Marple War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- hollow-cloister-rush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stockport
- Constituency
- Hazel Grove MP: Lisa Smart (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 June 2017
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Marple War Memorial, Marple Memorial Park, Hollins Lane, SK6 6BB
- OS grid reference
- SJ 960 887
- Coordinates
- 53.3959, -2.06103
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Marple War Memorial is a First World War memorial erected in 1922, with the architect remaining unknown. It features a stone statue of an allegorical female figure holding a cross to her breast, which stands atop a crenellated square plinth made of polished granite. This plinth is positioned on a stepped base.
On the south-east face of the plinth, there is an inscription that reads: "WAR / MEMORIAL / PARK / THIS LAND WAS GIVEN / BY THE CARVER & BARLOW / FAMILIES OF THIS PARISH / IN MEMORY OF THE MEN / OF MARPLE WHO FELL / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1918 / AND THE LAYING OUT / WAS DONE BY PUBLIC / SUBSCRIPTION." Other sides of the memorial list the names of those who fell.
The memorial is accompanied by two granite slabs that display the names of the fallen from the Second World War and later conflicts, secured in place by iron fixings. Both the memorial and the slabs are situated on a low stone platform, which is partially enclosed by iron railings. The south-east face of the platform features two plaques, each inscribed with the dates of the First and Second World Wars.
Local climate
Marple 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 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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 — 2 applications
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