Saltaire Congregational Church War Memorial Obelisk is a Grade II listed building in the Bradford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 May 2016. War memorial. 5 related planning applications.
Saltaire Congregational Church War Memorial Obelisk
- WRENN ID
- south-doorway-finch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bradford
- Constituency
- Shipley MP: Anna Dixon (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 May 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Saltaire Congregational Church War Memorial Obelisk, Saltaire United Reformed Church, Victoria Road, West Yorkshire, Shipley, BD18 3LA
- OS grid reference
- SE 138 380
- Coordinates
- 53.83886, -1.79059
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Saltaire Congregational Church War Memorial Obelisk is a Bolton Wood stone structure erected in the grounds of the United Reformed Church, located to the south-east of the church building and near several other listed buildings. The obelisk, square in plan, rises approximately 5 metres from a plinth and two-stepped base. A bronze plaque, topped with a Latin cross encircled by a wreath, is affixed to the front face of the obelisk. The plaque carries a raised inscription commemorating the men of 1914-1918 who died in the Great War and lists 25 names. A dedication, "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS," is inscribed in raised lettering on the front face of the plinth.
Local climate
Saltaire Congregational Church War Memorial Obelisk sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 11 transactions since 1995
- Related listed building consents — 5 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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