Desford War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Hinckley and Bosworth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 March 2018. War memorial.
Desford War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- eastward-sill-sorrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Constituency
- Hinckley and Bosworth MP: Dr Luke Evans (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 March 2018
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Desford War Memorial, Junction of Main Street with Church Lane, Leicestershire, LE9 9GD
- OS grid reference
- SK 478 034
- Coordinates
- 52.62686, -1.29519
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Desford War Memorial is a First World War memorial with a Second World War addition, located at a roadside corner where Main Street meets Church Lane, near the Church of St Martin, which is listed at Grade II*.
The memorial is made of rough-hewn grey granite and features a tall Latin cross with an inverted metal sword attached to its south face. The cross shaft tapers to a foot and rises from a four-sided tapering plinth, which is set on a two-stepped base.
On the south face of the plinth, within a smooth recessed panel, is the principal inscription along with the names of those who died in the First World War. The inscription reads "THEY DIED THAT/ WE MIGHT LIVE," flanked by the dates 1914 and 1919. Below this are the names of 15 individuals who lost their lives.
At the bottom step of the base, against the south face of the upper step, is a later wedge-shaped granite tablet that bears the Second World War dedication, listing 9 names from 1939 to 1945. All lettering on the memorial is incised and painted black.
The memorial is set on a small, semi-circular platform made of regular-coursed stone with rough-hewn stone kerbs. It is enclosed at the rear by decorative metal railings, which are painted black and topped with gold-painted urn finials.
Local climate
Desford War Memorial receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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