War Memorial in Churchyard of St James's Church is a Grade II listed building in the South Kesteven local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 March 2011. War memorial. 2 related planning applications.
War Memorial in Churchyard of St James's Church
- WRENN ID
- small-bonework-thrush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Kesteven
- Constituency
- Rutland and Stamford MP: Alicia Kearns (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 March 2011
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- War Memorial in Churchyard of St James's Church, Castle Bytham
- OS grid reference
- SK 988 183
- Coordinates
- 52.75382, -0.53679
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The war memorial in the churchyard of St James's Church was erected in the early 20th century and is made of limestone ashlar. It features a Latin cross with decorated arms on top of an octagonal, broached column that has a plain moulded capital, all resting on a square base and plinth. On the east face of the plinth, there is a slate tablet inscribed with the words 'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR 1939-1945', followed by the names of those commemorated. The memorial is situated in the north-west corner of the churchyard, just west of the church's entrance.
This memorial is located in the churchyard of the Grade I listed St James's Church, which dates back to the late 12th century. Although the slate tablet lists the names of men from the parish who died in the Second World War, the memorial itself appears to be older and may have originally been erected after the First World War.
The war memorial is designated at Grade II due to its historical significance in commemorating local individuals who died in the Second World War and its architectural group value with the adjacent Grade I listed St James's Church.
Local climate
War Memorial in Churchyard of St James's Church sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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