Burghwallis War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Doncaster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 May 2015. War memorial. 1 related planning application.
Burghwallis War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- sombre-bronze-sunrise
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Doncaster
- Constituency
- Doncaster North MP: Ed Miliband (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 May 2015
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Burghwallis War Memorial, Old Village Street, South Yorkshire, DN6 9JL
- OS grid reference
- SE 533 118
- Coordinates
- 53.60036, -1.19526
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Burghwallis War Memorial commemorates those who served in the First and Second World Wars. It was built in 1922 by an unknown designer and is made of Portland stone, with limestone enclosing walls.
The memorial features a Celtic wheel cross set on a tall, slightly tapering rectangular shaft, which stands on a two-stepped plinth. The cross is positioned on a rectangular, tooled plinth atop the shaft. The front of the cross is smoother and adorned with interwoven Celtic patterns, while the sides and back are more heavily tooled. The rectangular shaft includes two smoother panels on the front face, which display a dedication and a list of names in applied lead lettering. The top panel reads: 'TO / THE GLORY OF GOD AND / THE EVERLASTING HONOUR / OF THE MEN OF / BURGHWALLIS / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / FOR THEIR COUNTRY / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1918'. The lower panel lists the names of the men and their military units. On the left side of the shaft, there is a tall, smoother panel dedicated to the Second World War, also featuring names in applied lead lettering.
The memorial is set on a roughly triangular, raised platform at a fork in the road, with enclosing walls made of roughly coursed limestone that curve around to form planters on either side of the gateway. The double metal gates are decorated with roundels featuring poppies. Additionally, there is a timber flagpole located on the east side of the platform.
Local climate
Burghwallis War Memorial receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2003
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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