War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. War memorial. 4 related planning applications.

War Memorial

WRENN ID
plain-barrel-merlin
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Leeds
Constituency
Leeds Central and Headingley MP: Alex Sobel (Lab)
Country
England
Type
War memorial
Address
War Memorial, St Michaels Road, LS6 3AW
OS grid reference
SE 279 359
Coordinates
53.81952, -1.57628
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The war memorial located on St Michael's Road in Headingley was built around 1920 and designed by Sidney Kitson. It is made of white Portland stone and features bronze decorative motifs. The memorial has a stepped base and a square two-stage plinth that includes inscriptions, topped by an obelisk with a cross on the south side. The inscription on the west side reads, "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE," while the north side commemorates "THE MEMORY OF THE MEN OF HEADINGLEY WHO FELL IN THE WAR 1914." Each side of the memorial has plaques listing the names of the fallen. The lower plinth is adorned with attached bronze wreaths and plaques, though some are missing. Recently, railings have been added to the steps.

Local climate

War Memorial receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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