War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 November 2001. War memorial.
War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- lost-beam-vale
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- North Shropshire MP: Helen Morgan (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 November 2001
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- War Memorial, High Street, Wem Urban
- OS grid reference
- SJ 512 288
- Coordinates
- 52.85522, -2.7256
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The War Memorial in Wem, located on the south side of High Street, is a First World War memorial dating from the early 1920s. It is constructed from Portland stone and is designed in the form of a Medieval preaching cross. The memorial has an octagonal plan and features a four-tier stepped base, which supports a crenellated pedestal. On top of this pedestal is a smaller moulded pedestal, leading to a slender tapered octagonal shaft that holds a Latin cross. The cross is intricately carved with a shield, coronet, and foliage. Slate plaques on the main pedestal and stepped base bear the names of those who lost their lives in the First and Second World Wars. This memorial is a notable example of its kind and is prominently situated in the churchyard of the parish Church of St Peter and St Paul, in the town center.
Local climate
War Memorial receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% 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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