War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Blaby local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 October 1998. War memorial.
War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- worn-facade-bracken
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Blaby
- Constituency
- South Leicestershire MP: Alberto Costa (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 October 1998
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- War Memorial, High Street, Whetstone
- OS grid reference
- SP 556 974
- Coordinates
- 52.57241, -1.17972
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The war memorial is a Celtic cross made of rough-hewn white granite, featuring a sword motif on the west side. It has an inscribed square pedestal, along with a plinth, both supported by two steps, all constructed from the same granite material. This memorial dates from around 1920. On the west side, there is a granite plaque and a bronze wreath. The memorial is surrounded by planting and a brick path, which is enclosed by a tubular railing with granite plinths and piers.
Local climate
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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