War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Fylde local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 February 1993. War memorial. 1 related planning application.
War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- drifting-moat-rye
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Fylde
- Constituency
- Fylde MP: Mr Andrew Snowden (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 February 1993
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- War Memorial, Market Square, Lytham, FY8 5LW
- OS grid reference
- SD 364 271
- Coordinates
- 53.73725, -2.96449
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The war memorial in Market Square, Lytham, is a cenotaph dedicated to the First World War, built around 1920 to 1925. It is made of white Portland stone and has a rectangular shape, standing approximately 5 meters high. The memorial features a plain base and a tall, slightly tapered pier topped with a superstructure, with names inscribed in columns. It is included for its group value.
Local climate
War Memorial sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,310 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 96% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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