War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Hinckley and Bosworth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1996. A C1920 Memorial.
War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- grey-banister-crimson
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Constituency
- Mid Leicestershire MP: Mr Peter Bedford (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1996
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- War Memorial, Main Street, Ratby
- OS grid reference
- SK 511 059
- Coordinates
- 52.64845, -1.24534
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The war memorial in Ratby, located on Main Street, was constructed around 1920 and is made of Portland stone. It features a tall square stone base that is raised on three steps, which displays memorial inscriptions and the names of those who lost their lives in both World Wars. At the top, there is a rocky platform that is surmounted by a sculpted female figure representing Winged Victory.
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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