Nesscliffe War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 February 2014. War memorial.
Nesscliffe War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- stubborn-porch-poplar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury MP: Julia Buckley (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 February 2014
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Nesscliffe War Memorial, Old Three Pigeons, Shrewsbury, Great Ness, SY4 1DB
- OS grid reference
- SJ 382 193
- Coordinates
- 52.76805, -2.91652
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Nesscliffe War Memorial is a structure honoring those who died in both world wars and local servicemen who served in the First World War. Unveiled in 1920, it is made of red sandstone and Yorkstone. The memorial has a square plan and is elevated on a bank to the east of the roadside, accessed by a flight of steps.
The cross, crafted from sandstone, features raised edges and a circular design behind the cross head, resembling a Celtic cross. Its shaft is tapered, and there are circular bosses at the center of the cross and on each of the four arms. The square base connects to a plinth that has squared rubble at the corners and ashlar panels of Yorkstone in the center of each side, which display inscriptions. The western face, facing the road, reads: ‘1914-18 / FOR FREEDOM AND RIGHT / (Names) / THEY GAVE ALL’. The northern face is inscribed with ‘THESE ALSO SERVED / (Names)’, while the eastern and southern faces also contain panels with names. Additionally, the western face has the inscription ‘1939-45’ along the bottom of the sandstone plinth, with three names listed below.
Local climate
Nesscliffe 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 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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