Surfleet War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the South Holland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 October 2022. War memorial.

Surfleet War Memorial

WRENN ID
wild-gable-bistre
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Holland
Constituency
South Holland and The Deepings MP: Sir John Hayes (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 October 2022
Type
War memorial
Address
Surfleet War Memorial, Gosberton Rd, Lincolnshire, PE11 4AB
OS grid reference
TF 251 282
Coordinates
52.83743, -0.14413
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Surfleet War Memorial is a First World War memorial erected in 1921, designed as a freestanding stone cross with later additions for the Second World War. It is constructed from Lincolnshire Clipsham limestone and follows the style of a Medieval Wayside Calvary, featuring slate panels with incised writing.

The memorial stands approximately 17 feet tall and has a two-foot square pillar base mounted on three steps. The base supports an octagonal hollow chambered shaft, which is topped by an embattled capital that holds the cross. The cross itself measures about 5100 mm in height, 1140 mm in width, and 1140 mm in depth.

Located near the north west corner of St Lawrence’s Churchyard, the base of the memorial includes two slate tablets. The front tablet bears the inscription: ‘PARISHIONERS OF SURFLEET WHO/ FELL IN THE WAR 1914-1918/ NAMES.’ A smaller slate tablet on the side features the inscription: ‘TO THE GLORY OF GOD / IN MEMORY OF THE / MEN WHO FELL IN THE WAR / 1939 1945 / NAMES.’

Local climate

Surfleet War Memorial sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 86% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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