Glenfield War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Blaby local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 July 2019. War memorial.

Glenfield War Memorial

WRENN ID
sombre-courtyard-bistre
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Blaby
Constituency
Mid Leicestershire MP: Mr Peter Bedford (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 July 2019
Type
War memorial
Address
Glenfield War Memorial, St Peter's Churchyard, Church Lane, Leicestershire, Glenfields, LE3 8DP
OS grid reference
SK 537 060
Coordinates
52.64937, -1.20655
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Glenfield War Memorial is a First World War memorial built in 1921, designed by Amos Hall. It is made of Portland stone and is located in the north-west extension of the churchyard of St Peter's Church. The memorial features a tall Latin cross on a plinth decorated with moulded volutes, which sits atop a tall, square pedestal that has a moulded cornice and carved wreaths on each face. Below this is a wide base. The pedestal includes inscriptions in relief carved lettering. The inscription reads: ERECTED 1920/ IN/ LOVING MEMORY OF GLENFIELD MEN/ WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ THESE LAID THE WORLD AWAY,/ POURED OUT THE RED SWEET WINE OF YOUTH,/ GAVE UP THE YEARS TO BE OF WORK AND JOY.// (NAMES).

Local climate

Glenfield War Memorial receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% 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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