Rawcliffe War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the East Riding of Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 January 2018. War memorial.
Rawcliffe War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- lapsed-wicket-storm
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Goole and Pocklington MP: David Davis (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 January 2018
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Rawcliffe War Memorial, Junction of Station Road and Royal Drive
- OS grid reference
- SE 687 219
- Coordinates
- 53.68953, -0.96106
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Rawcliffe War Memorial is a First World War memorial built in 1921, with later additions for subsequent conflicts. It is situated on a triangular traffic island at the junction of Station Road and Royal Drive.
The memorial takes the form of a tall cenotaph made from regular-coursed Portland Stone blocks, topped with a stepped capstone. The east and west faces feature pilasters at the corners, while the east face includes an inset, fielded panel between the pilasters, which has an inverted sword and wreath carved in relief. Below this panel, the words "OUR GLORIOUS DEAD" are also carved in relief. The cenotaph is raised on a large, four-sided plinth that has a moulded cornice and foot, sitting atop a stone block base. This entire structure is elevated on a two-stepped platform.
The plinth has an inset, fielded panel that bears the inscription, "IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ (56 NAMES)." The dates 1914 and 1919 are incised above the inscription, with a cross pattée symbol between them. Below this, affixed to the base, is a later plaque with the dates 1939 and 1949, also featuring a cross pattée symbol, followed by the names of 23 individuals who died in the Second World War. Additionally, a plaque on the south face of the top step of the platform reads, "ON NATIONAL SERVICE/ (2 NAMES)." All lettering on the memorial is incised.
The memorial is surrounded by metal railings that feature scroll work detail and fleur-de-lys finials, with a gate on the southern boundary providing access to the memorial.
Local climate
Rawcliffe War Memorial sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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