Lubenham War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Harborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 August 2021. War memorial. 5 related planning applications.
Lubenham War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- worn-frieze-rowan
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Harborough
- Constituency
- Harborough, Oadby and Wigston MP: Neil O'Brien (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 August 2021
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Lubenham War Memorial, Main Street, Leicestershire, LE16 9TD
- OS grid reference
- SP 706 873
- Coordinates
- 52.47993, -0.96149
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This First World War memorial was erected in 1920, with additional names added after the Second World War. The memorial is constructed from stone, with metal used for the sundial's gnomon. It comprises a tall, slightly tapering square-section column with chamfered edges and run-out stops, topped by a projecting square head featuring a sundial on the front face. A finial consisting of three orbs sits above the head. The column stands directly on the upper step of a seven-stepped platform, with inscriptions carved into the front faces of the steps. The inscription, in incised lettering, reads: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND / TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY / OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / OF 1914 - 1918 FROM THIS PARISH / THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE / ALSO TO THOSE WHO FELL IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR / 1939 - 1945 / FOR OUR TOMORROW / THEY GAVE THEIR / TODAY / (NAMES)". The memorial rises to a height of approximately 4 metres.
Local climate
Lubenham War Memorial receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 4 transactions since 1996
- Related listed building consents — 5 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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