War Memorial at Twyford Road, Barrow-upon-Trent is a Grade II listed building in the South Derbyshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 November 2016. War memorial. 1 related planning application.
War Memorial at Twyford Road, Barrow-upon-Trent
- WRENN ID
- crumbling-groin-bistre
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Derbyshire
- Constituency
- South Derbyshire MP: Samantha Niblett (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 November 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- War Memorial at Twyford Road, Barrow-upon-Trent, DE73 7HA
- OS grid reference
- SK 352 285
- Coordinates
- 52.8532, -1.47833
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The War Memorial is located on the south side of Twyford Road in Barrow-upon-Trent, standing on a raised paved area that is enclosed on three sides by a low stone wall. It is constructed from fine-grained sandstone and features a Celtic cross with interlace decoration at the top of a tapered shaft. The cross and shaft are set on a triple-stepped base, where the upper step has carved decoration and the lower two steps bear inscriptions.
The carved decoration on the upper step references St Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians, depicting emblems of armor and weaponry associated with the Knights Hospitallers. The north face of the step shows 'The Breastplate of Righteousness', the west face shows 'The Shield of Faith', the south face shows 'The Helmet of Salvation', and the east face shows 'The Sword of The Spirit'. The middle step lists the names of the men from Barrow-upon-Trent who volunteered for service, while the lower step carries the inscription:
'IN HONOUR OF THE MEN OF BARROW-ON-TRENT WHO VOLUNTARILY SERVED THEIR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR OF NATIONS 1914-1919. THIS CROSS IS ERECTED BY FREDERIC CHARLES ARKWRIGHT OF WILLERSLEY IN THIS COUNTY A.D. MDCCCCXVI'.
The stepped base is elevated from a low stepped four-part plinth, with the second step inscribed with the words: 'FOR GOD/ FOR KING/ FOR COUNTRY'. Additionally, on the inner face of the west section of the enclosure wall, there is a plaque commemorating the re-dedication of the War Memorial in 2014 by the Duke of Devonshire.
Local climate
War Memorial at Twyford Road, Barrow-upon-Trent 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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