War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 October 1973. War memorial. 1 related planning application.
War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- buried-belfry-juniper
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 October 1973
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- War Memorial, St Peter's Square, Hereford, HR1 2PG
- OS grid reference
- SO 511 399
- Coordinates
- 52.05607, -2.71349
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The War Memorial in Hereford was constructed around 1922 and restored in 1988. Designed by L.W. Barnard, it is made of ashlar sandstone and features an octagonal shape resembling an Eleanor Cross. The memorial includes a lantern in the Perpendicular style and finials, along with military insignia, civic arms, and figures that represent the Armed Forces.
Local climate
War Memorial receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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