War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 December 1993. War memorial. 1 related planning application.
War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- hidden-terrace-spring
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 December 1993
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- War Memorial, the Square, Kington, HR5 3BA
- OS grid reference
- SO 295 567
- Coordinates
- 52.20406, -3.03246
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The memorial was erected around 1920 to commemorate those lost in the First World War. Constructed from sandstone, it features a shaft topped with an enriched cross, set upon a hexagonal, stepped plinth. Slate tablets are affixed to the memorial. It is included on the heritage register for its group value.
Local climate
War Memorial receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2025
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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