Old Leake War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Boston local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 October 2017. War memorial.
Old Leake War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- white-screen-primrose
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Boston
- Constituency
- Boston and Skegness MP: Richard Tice (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 October 2017
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Old Leake War Memorial, The Churchyard, Church of St Mary, Church Road, PE22 9NJ
- OS grid reference
- TF 407 502
- Coordinates
- 53.03118, 0.09804
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Leake War Memorial is located immediately to the south-east of the Church of St Mary, which is a Grade I listed building. This memorial stands 4.6 meters high and is constructed from Clipsham stone. It features a two-stepped octagonal base that supports a four-sided pedestal. The cross-shaft is octagonal in shape, with a square foot at the bottom. At the top of the cross, which rises from a simple moulded collar, is a hooded crucifix that has the figure of Christ carved on the eastern face.
The pedestal is inscribed on all sides, with an upper dedicatory line carved in relief and the names of those commemorated below in incised lettering. On the eastern face, the inscription reads "PRO PATRIA." The southern face bears the inscription "R.I.P.," while the western face has "MEMORIAM," and the northern face displays "1914-1918."
Additionally, the north-facing riser of the upper step of the base is inscribed with "1939 – 1945," and the names from the Second World War are inscribed on the remaining faces.
Local climate
Old Leake 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 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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