War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Trafford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 July 1985. Memorial.

War Memorial

WRENN ID
worn-pillar-saffron
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Trafford
Constituency
Wythenshawe and Sale East MP: Mike Kane (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 July 1985
Type
Memorial
Address
War Memorial, School Road
OS grid reference
SJ 788 920
Coordinates
53.4248, -2.31968
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The War Memorial, dating from around 1920, features a polished granite base and a statue made of Portland stone. The statue depicts Saint George holding a sword and shield, positioned on a pedestal adorned with bay leaf wreaths and coats of arms on each side. Attached to the tall square shaft are brass plaques displaying rolls of honour. The memorial stands on a projecting base and a small stylobate.

Local climate

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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