Whitgift War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the East Riding of Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 November 2015. Monument.
Whitgift War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- idle-finial-bistre
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Goole and Pocklington MP: David Davis (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 November 2015
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Whitgift War Memorial, Church of St Mary Magdalene, Main Street, Twin Rivers, DN14 8HH
- OS grid reference
- SE 808 227
- Coordinates
- 53.69461, -0.77708
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Whitgift War Memorial is a tall stone structure located in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary Magdalene, which is a Grade I-listed building, situated near the church tower. The memorial features a Latin cross with decorative mouldings at the ends of the cross arms and a moulded foot, all rising from a tapering octagonal shaft. The moulded foot of the shaft is set on an octagonal plinth, which in turn rests on a two-stepped base that is placed on a shallow, square step.
On the north face of the plinth, the main dedication reads: "REMEMBER THE BRAVE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1919." The names of those who died in the First World War are listed by year on the plinth faces to either side. A later inscription on the south face of the plinth states: "THESE ALSO GAVE THEIR LIVES 1939 – 1945," followed by the names of those who died during or as a result of the Second World War.
An inscription encircling the upper step of the base reads: "ETERNAL REST GRANT UNTO THEM, O LORD, AND LET LIGHT PERPETUAL SHINE UPON THEM." All inscriptions are incised and painted black. The name of the monumental mason's firm is carved into the front face of the lower step of the base.
Local climate
Whitgift War Memorial sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% 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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