Skegness War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the East Lindsey local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 February 2017. War memorial. 1 related planning application.
Skegness War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- worn-zinc-rook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Lindsey
- Constituency
- Boston and Skegness MP: Richard Tice (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 February 2017
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Skegness War Memorial, Churchyard of Church of St Matthew, Junction of Lumley Avenue with Scarborough Avenue, Lincolnshire, PE25 2AT
- OS grid reference
- TF 566 635
- Coordinates
- 53.14578, 0.34058
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Skegness War Memorial is situated on the south side of the Church of St Matthew, on a small raised circular area. The memorial features a stone Latin cross with a Sword of Sacrifice on the front face. This cross is mounted on a tapering shaft with a moulded base, which sits atop an octagonal plinth. The plinth is elevated by a three-stepped octagonal base.
The faces of the plinth display the names of the fallen in lead lettering and include carved shield details on alternating faces. The front face bears the inscription "1914 1919/ TO HONOUR/ BEFORE GOD AND MAN,/ ALL WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES/ IN/ THE GREAT WAR,/ SPECIALLY THE MEN OF/ SKEGNESS,/ WHOSE NAMES ARE/ INSCRIBED/ ON THIS MEMORIAL/ AND/ 1939 1945." Below this inscription, on the top step, is an additional dedication that reads "AND THESE CIVILIANS." The names of the civilians are recorded below this dedication and on two additional sides of the step.
Local climate
Skegness War Memorial receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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