Snarestone War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the North West Leicestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 August 2019. War memorial. 1 related planning application.
Snarestone War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- stark-alcove-elder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North West Leicestershire
- Constituency
- Hinckley and Bosworth MP: Dr Luke Evans (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 August 2019
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Snarestone War Memorial, Memorial Garden, Main Street, DE12 7DB
- OS grid reference
- SK 345 093
- Coordinates
- 52.68062, -1.48985
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Snarestone War Memorial is a First World War memorial that was unveiled in 1922. It is made from Cornish granite and is situated in a long, narrow memorial garden, which can be accessed from the south side of Main Street. The memorial stands at the southern end of the garden, at the head of the central path.
The memorial features a rough-hewn wheel cross that is approximately 3 meters tall, mounted on a plinth with rounded upper corners and a flat front face that includes a recessed inscription panel. This plinth rests on a three-stepped concrete base. The inscriptions on the plinth are incised and filled with black lettering.
The main inscription reads: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918 (NAMES) THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE." In front of the memorial, there is a single step with an inscription that states: "A PLACE OF REMEMBRANCE."
Local climate
Snarestone War Memorial receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% 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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