Grimoldby War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the East Lindsey local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 December 2016. War memorial. 1 related planning application.
Grimoldby War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- moated-iron-wagtail
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Lindsey
- Constituency
- Louth and Horncastle MP: Victoria Atkins (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 December 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Grimoldby War Memorial, Churchyard of the Church of St Edith, Tinkle Street, Lincolnshire, LN11 8HZ
- OS grid reference
- TF 392 879
- Coordinates
- 53.37018, 0.09161
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Grimoldby War Memorial is a First World War memorial that was unveiled on 2 October 1921. It is made of rough-hewn granite and is situated near the lychgate within the churchyard of the Church of St Edith. The memorial features a roughly 2.7-meter high obelisk that is mounted on a plinth with a three-stepped base.
The front face of the plinth has an inscription in black lead letters on a polished smooth recessed panel. It reads: "IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF GRIMOLDBY/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR,/ 1914 – 1918./ (NAMES)." Additionally, the front face of the base is inscribed with the phrase "THEY WERE A WALL UNTO US, BOTH BY NIGHT AND DAY"/ 1 SAM. XXV.
Local climate
Grimoldby 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 greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 79% 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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