War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Ribble Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 April 2003. War memorial.
War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- fading-niche-pearl
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Ribble Valley
- Constituency
- Pendle and Clitheroe MP: Jonathan Hinder (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 April 2003
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- War Memorial, Whalley
- OS grid reference
- SD 733 364
- Coordinates
- 53.82348, -2.40636
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Whalley War Memorial, built in 1921, was designed by the architect Percy Worthington. It is made of sandstone and features a tall, tapering cross shaft with a gabled head above a relief of Christ. This stands on a heavy square base that lists the names of the World War I fatalities from the village. In front of the cross is an open book that commemorates the World War II and later fatalities. The memorial is situated at the top of steps within a landscaped area in front of the Grade II-listed Royal Grammar School.
The parish council initiated a war memorial appeal in January 1919, and by November of that year, Worthington's design was accepted, inspired by the medieval cross at Madeley in Herefordshire. The construction cost was £800, and the memorial was unveiled by General Shoubridge in September 1921. It was later adapted and re-dedicated in November 1948. This memorial is an elegant example of its kind and has group value with the school behind it, contributing to its prominent civic presence.
Local climate
War Memorial sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,280 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 51 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% 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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