Marsden War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Kirklees local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 January 2015. War memorial. 2 related planning applications.
Marsden War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- buried-latch-crow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Kirklees
- Constituency
- Colne Valley MP: Paul Davies (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 January 2015
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Marsden War Memorial, Marsden Park, Manchester Road
- OS grid reference
- SE 051 114
- Coordinates
- 53.60004, -1.92406
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Marsden War Memorial is made of Portland stone and is situated on a prominent raised area in the southeast of the park. It features a tall square shaft on a pedestal, with a moulded base and a stepped plinth. The shaft has a deep moulded cornice, topped with a swagged sarcophagus that holds an eternal flame. Rectangular pedestal wings on either side are adorned with recumbent lions.
The north and south faces of the pedestal are convex, each displaying a swagged cartouche inscribed with the word 'PAX'. The north face bears the inscription: 'IN HONOUR OF / THOSE WHO FOUGHT / IN SYMPATHY WITH / THOSE WHO SUFFERED / AND IN REMEMBRANCE OF / THOSE WHO FELL IN THE / GREAT WAR / 1914 1918'. The south face reads: 'IN PROUD AND / THANKFUL MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF MARSDEN / WHO FELL IN THE / GREAT WAR / 1914 1918 / REST ETERNAL / GRANT THEM LORD.'
On the north and south faces of the wings, there are four polished granite plaques listing the names of 138 individuals who fell in the First World War. Additionally, the north face of the base, below the pedestal, is inscribed 'AND IN / 1939 1945', accompanied by plaques on either side that name 34 individuals who fell in the Second World War.
Local climate
Marsden War Memorial sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,020 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 51 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 31 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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- Sale history — 2 transactions since 1997
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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- Radon risk assessment
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