Knowbury War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 August 2016. War memorial.
Knowbury War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- odd-wicket-spindle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 August 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Knowbury War Memorial, St Paul's Church, Farden Lane, Caynham, SY8 3JU
- OS grid reference
- SO 571 752
- Coordinates
- 52.37338, -2.63017
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Knowbury War Memorial is a churchyard monument dating from around 1920, with additions made after 1945. It consists of a grey granite obelisk set on a stepped plinth, located to the south side of the western doorway of the church, near the tower.
The obelisk has a tapered design with two stages, featuring a broader lower section. A chamfered band marks the transition between these two parts. The upper section is inscribed with the words: ‘ERECTED / IN PROUD AND / LOVING MEMORY / OF THE MEN FROM / THIS PARISH WHO / FELL IN THE GREAT / WAR / 1914 – 1918’. The names of those who fell are engraved on the lower body of the obelisk and on its sides. The upper step of the plinth bears the inscription: ‘FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH FOR KING AND COUNTRY’. Additionally, a separate granite plaque in front of the obelisk lists the names of the fallen from the Second World War.
Local climate
Knowbury War Memorial receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% 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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