Hadley War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Telford and Wrekin local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 January 2008. War memorial.
Hadley War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- old-passage-briar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Constituency
- The Wrekin MP: Mark Pritchard (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 January 2008
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Hadley War Memorial, Hadley and Leegomery
- OS grid reference
- SJ 673 119
- Coordinates
- 52.70458, -2.48435
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Hadley War Memorial is a war memorial built in 1953, designed by an unknown architect. Made of Aberdeen granite, the cenotaph is raised on two stone steps and features a concave chamfered plinth. Its minimal style emphasizes strong vertical lines, highlighted by sharply ridged corners. The inscriptions include "THESE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE" on the sepulchre, a list of names of those who fell in both world wars on the pillar, and "TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE/FROM HADLEY AND DISTRICT/WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY" on the plinth. The top step bears the inscription "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE."
The memorial was unveiled in 1953 by Colonel H B Sankey, following the formation of a committee to raise funds for it in 1919. Contributions from the local 1951 Festival of Britain celebrations also supported the memorial. As a granite cenotaph, it serves as a significant and striking monument within the town, commemorating the dead of Hadley from both world wars.
Local climate
Hadley War Memorial receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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