War Memorial Outside Rastrick Library is a Grade II listed building in the Calderdale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 August 2005. War memorial.
War Memorial Outside Rastrick Library
- WRENN ID
- narrow-crypt-thyme
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Calderdale
- Constituency
- Calder Valley MP: Josh Fenton-Glynn (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 August 2005
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- War Memorial Outside Rastrick Library, Crowtrees Lane, HD6 3NE
- OS grid reference
- SE 136 213
- Coordinates
- 53.68884, -1.79467
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The War Memorial outside Rastrick Library is a memorial built in 1920, with an addition made after 1945. It is designed as a plain obelisk made of York stone, standing on a three-tiered plinth, and is located in the garden of the library. The front of the memorial features an inscription that honors the men of Rastrick who lost their lives in both World Wars, specifically stating: 'TO THE MEN OF/RASTRICK/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/IN THE SERVICE OF/THEIR COUNTRY/1914-1918/"REMEMBER THE LOVE OF/THEM WHO CAME NOT/HOME FROM THE WAR"/AND IN HONOUR OF THOSE/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY/1939-1945'. The other three sides list the names of 128 individuals who died in the First World War. Additionally, a small inscription near the base notes that J W Clay bequeathed funds for the memorial's maintenance. The dedication ceremony took place in October 1920, led by Lieutenant Colonel Sir George Armitage CMG DSO, along with local clergy and dignitaries. This memorial is well-maintained and serves as a significant local landmark, reflecting strong community ties through the names of the fallen. The inclusion of the Second World War inscription enhances its historical significance.
Local climate
War Memorial Outside Rastrick Library sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 980 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% 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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