War Memorial, Church of St Thomas the Apostle is a Grade II listed building in the Derby local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 April 2016. Monument.
War Memorial, Church of St Thomas the Apostle
- WRENN ID
- lesser-joist-violet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Derby
- Constituency
- Derby South MP: Baggy Shanker (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 April 2016
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SK 353 343
- Coordinates
- 52.90556, -1.47655
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The War Memorial at the Church of St Thomas the Apostle is a First World War memorial, unveiled around 1920, with additions for the Second World War. It is made of sandstone and has a square plan.
Located in the churchyard, approximately 4 meters northwest of the nave, the memorial features a simple Latin cross design. It consists of a two-step base, a cruciform plinth with gabled caps, and a tall shaft that tapers in an octagonal section, topped by a Latin cross head set above a moulded knop.
On the northwest face of the plinth, there is a plaque inscribed with the First World War dedication, which reads: 'TO THE / GLORY OF GOD / AND / IN MEMORY / OF / THE MEN FROM THIS / CHURCH AND PARISH, / WHO FELL / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1918. / DYING, AND BEHOLD WE LIVE'. The other faces of the plinth display plaques listing the names of the men who died, arranged in alphabetical order. One of the name plaques has been removed due to damage and is currently stored in the church. The plaque on the southeast face commemorates those who died in the Second World War.
Local climate
War Memorial, Church of St Thomas the Apostle 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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