War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the York local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 February 2008. Monument.
War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- plain-tallow-tallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- York
- Constituency
- York Outer MP: Mr Luke Charters (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 February 2008
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- War Memorial, Church Lane, Bishopthorpe
- OS grid reference
- SE 595 478
- Coordinates
- 53.92301, -1.09462
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The war memorial was erected in 1921, designed by Brierley and Rutherford. It stands in the corner of the churchyard of St Andrew's Church, opposite the entrance to the Archbishop's Palace, in Bishopthorpe.
The memorial consists of a floriated cross head atop a tapering stone column, approximately 2 metres high, which stands on a tapered stone plinth. Two steps form the base. A small enclosure surrounds the whole structure. Near the base of the column is a cusped niche with crocketed finials, containing a carved stone statuette of St George and the Dragon. The front face of the plinth bears an inscription commemorating 14 men of the parish who died in the Great War (1914-1919), reading: IN MEMORY OF/ (14 NAMES)/ MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919/ LET THESE MEN BE HERE REMEMBERED IN THANKFULNESS & HONOUR. The west face lists 10 names of those who died in the Second World War (1939-1945), with the inscription: (10 NAMES)/ WHO ALSO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE/ RENEWED FIGHT FOR FREEDOM/ 1939-1945. The names and this second part of the inscription were added after the Second World War. The east face includes the inscription: WE PRAY THEE HELP THY/ SERVANTS WHOM THOU/ HAST REDEEMED WITH/ THY PRECIOUS BLOOD.
The memorial was unveiled by the Archbishop of York on 22nd May 1921. Walter Brierley, a well-known architect from York, collaborated with Rutherford, a local architect, on the design. The memorial is designated at Grade II for its poignant reminder of tragic events, its well-designed form by a recognised architect, the quality of its materials and craftsmanship, and for its group value with surrounding buildings, particularly the church, Archbishop's Palace, and its association with the Archbishop of York.
Local climate
War Memorial sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 77% 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 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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