Scalford War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Melton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 July 2019. War memorial.

Scalford War Memorial

WRENN ID
shadowed-gateway-onyx
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Melton
Constituency
Melton and Syston MP: Edward Argar (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 July 2019
Type
War memorial
Address
Scalford War Memorial, St Egelwin's Churchyard, Church Street, Leicestershire, LE14 4DL
OS grid reference
SK 762 241
Coordinates
52.80919, -0.86954
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Scalford War Memorial is a First World War memorial that was erected in 1920, with additional names added after the Second World War. It is made of grey Cornish granite and stands approximately 2.3 meters high. The memorial features a square-section pillar with the word "HIS" carved in relief within a small circle. It has a deep cornice and a moulded capstone that displays an incised cross on the front face, all supported by a two-tiered, heavily-moulded base. The front side of the pillar has a polished face that includes the inscription commemorating those who died in the First World War. Both the front and back faces of the pillar feature inscriptions in leaded lettering.

The inscription reads: "HIS// TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN/ PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THOSE WHO DIED FOR THEIR/ COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918/ (NAMES)/ ERECTED BY SUBSCRIPTION 1920// TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN/ PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THOSE WHO DIED FOR THEIR/ COUNTRY/ 1939 – 1945/ (NAMES)."

Local climate

Scalford War Memorial sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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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