Clifford War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 April 2018. Memorial. 2 related planning applications.
Clifford War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- waning-soffit-lichen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Leeds
- Constituency
- Wetherby and Easingwold MP: Sir Alec Shelbrooke (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 April 2018
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- Clifford War Memorial, High Street, Boston Spa, LS23 6JN
- OS grid reference
- SE 427 442
- Coordinates
- 53.89274, -1.35152
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a First World War memorial with later additions to commemorate the Second World War, erected in 1921 by W Milburn and Son. The memorial stands at the southern end of the village green and is constructed from Portland stone for the memorial cross, millstone grit for the plinth, and Yorkstone paving for the podium.
The memorial consists of a Latin cross raised on a square plinth and further elevated on a Yorkstone podium. The front of the cross features a carved crucifix and a dedication panel reading "TO THE / GLORY OF GOD / AND IN MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF / CLIFFORD / WHO FELL IN THE / GREAT WAR 1914 ’ 1918." This dedication panel is bordered by a plain rolled edge and is flanked by two Celtic knot panels; the upper panel displays a carving of the Paschal Lamb (Agnus Dei). The cross sits on roughly-hewn stone block plinth, with angled upper surfaces. The front of the plinth contains a recessed ashlar stone panel listing the names of 23 men who died in the First World War and five who died in the Second World War. A rectangular stone flower trough with rounded ends is positioned against the front of the podium.
Local climate
Clifford War Memorial receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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 2007
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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- Radon risk assessment
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