War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Derby local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 August 2007. War memorial. 1 related planning application.
War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- ragged-oriel-moon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Derby
- Constituency
- Derby South MP: Baggy Shanker (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 August 2007
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- War Memorial, Market Place, City of Derby
- OS grid reference
- SK 352 363
- Coordinates
- 52.92316, -1.47648
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The war memorial, built in 1924, was designed by Charles Clayton Thompson with sculpture by Arthur G Walker. It features an engraved inscription that reads: "THE GREAT WAR/1914-1918/FOR FAITH/AND HOME/AND RIGHTEOUSNESS/WORLD WAR 1939-1945."
Constructed from stone, the memorial has a base and plinth adorned with ornamental bronzes. Notable elements include a sculpture of the Virgin Mary holding the baby Jesus facing south and a bronze sword of justice on the north side. The memorial stands on a two-stepped base, which was added around 1993, and is surmounted by a plinth.
Located prominently in the city center, the memorial was unveiled on 11th November 1924 and dedicated by the Bishop of Southwell. An inscription to commemorate those who fell in World War II was added later. In 1993, the memorial was dismantled, cleaned, and re-erected 10 meters to the northeast of its original position as part of the Market Place townscape scheme, and it was re-dedicated by the Bishop of Derby.
This memorial serves as an important reminder of significant national and international events that had a tragic impact on local communities. The war memorial in Derby is a distinguished example of a simple yet impactful memorial, featuring fine sculpture and situated in a prominent location, making it a significant historical and architectural tribute to the Derby men who died in the First and Second World Wars.
Local climate
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 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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