Langham and Barleythorpe War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Rutland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 April 2018. Memorial.

Langham and Barleythorpe War Memorial

WRENN ID
noble-chancel-claret
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Rutland
Constituency
Rutland and Stamford MP: Alicia Kearns (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 April 2018
Type
Memorial
Address
Langham and Barleythorpe War Memorial, Churchyard of St Peter and St Paul's Church, Church Street, LE15 7JS
OS grid reference
SK 843 111
Coordinates
52.69169, -0.75295
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Langham and Barleythorpe War Memorial is a First World War memorial, erected in 1922, designed by architect Harry Stuart Goodhart-Rendel and crafted by mason G W Dracott of Oakham. An additional inscription was added after the Second World War. The memorial is made from Clipsham stone and is surrounded by a York stone pavement.

Located in the churchyard of St Peter and St Paul’s Church in Langham, it stands adjacent to the pathway leading to the south of the church. The memorial features a form of Glory Cross, or Rayed Cross, which rests on a foliage capital atop a tall tapered shaft, set on a square plinth with a stepped hexagonal base. The cross is intricately carved to depict rays of light emanating from it.

The front of the plinth displays an inscription in raised lettering that reads: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF LANGHAM AND OF BARLEYTHORPE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR MCMXIV–MCMXIX" followed by the names of the fallen. There are twenty-six names inscribed on the three other sides of the plinth. The top tier of the base features an inscription commemorating the fallen of the Second World War in incised lettering: "MCMXXXIX-MCMXLV / LEST WE FORGET" along with ten names. The memorial is centrally positioned on a hexagonal York stone pavement.

Local climate

Langham and Barleythorpe War Memorial receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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