Gringley on the Hill War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Bassetlaw local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 December 2014. Memorial.
Gringley on the Hill War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- vacant-pedestal-juniper
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bassetlaw
- Constituency
- Bassetlaw MP: Jo White (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 December 2014
- Type
- Memorial
- OS grid reference
- SK 730 906
- Coordinates
- 53.40752, -0.90252
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Gringley on the Hill War Memorial is a war memorial unveiled in 1920, designed and made by Sharpe and Hoggard of Retford. It features a medieval-style cross made of Portland stone, with an elaborated cross-head and a carved 'sword of liberty' that runs down the upper part of the slender octagonal shaft. The shaft steps outwards at its base and stands on a hexagonal plinth, which has carved inscriptions highlighted with black lettering. The inscriptions read: "LEST WE FORGET/ TO THE GLORIOUS AND EVERLASTING MEMORY OF THE YOUNG MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918" followed by names, and "ALSO THE WORLD WAR 1939-1945" followed by names. Below the plinth, the base steps outwards further, featuring a narrow bench-like projection at knee height.
Local climate
Gringley on the Hill 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 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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