Knockin War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 October 2012. War memorial.
Knockin War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- kindled-mullion-grove
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- North Shropshire MP: Helen Morgan (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 October 2012
- Type
- War memorial
- OS grid reference
- SJ 332 223
- Coordinates
- 52.79414, -2.99083
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Knockin War Memorial is a war memorial built around 1921, made of grey granite with raised lead lettering and sandstone. It is located on the north side of the B4396, at the center of the village. The memorial features roughly hewn granite and stands on a square platform. Above this platform is a plinth with a domed top that displays the names of the fallen in a recessed panel on its south side. The raised lead lettering reads: '1914-1918 / FOR FREEDOM AND RIGHT / (Names) / THEY GAVE ALL.' The shaft of the memorial is square in section and rises to meet a cross, which has a hollow circle surrounding the arms, resembling a Celtic cross. A sword is carved in relief on the front of the memorial.
The cross is positioned on a raised, semi-circular terrace that is set back from and elevated above the pavement level, accessible by two steps on the left side. The low front wall and the semi-circular wall at the rear are constructed from irregular blocks of sandstone, laid in courses that match the surrounding field walls, and feature large coping stones.
Local climate
Knockin War Memorial receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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