Alrewas War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Lichfield local planning authority area, England. War memorial.
Alrewas War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- old-pier-dawn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lichfield
- Constituency
- Lichfield MP: Dave Robertson (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Alrewas War Memorial, Junction of Main Street and Post Office Road, Staffordshire, DE13 7BS
- OS grid reference
- SK 170 150
- Coordinates
- 52.73286, -1.74961
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Alrewas War Memorial is located on the Village Green in the center of the village, near several listed buildings. The triangular lawn is surrounded by railings, with benches positioned to face outward from two sides of the Green. Originally, the memorial was enclosed by a timber fence. The memorial itself is made of grey granite and features a plain Latin cross that rises from the shallow cornice of a square, tapering plinth. This plinth is set on a square, three-stepped base, with the bottom step constructed of concrete.
The main dedication, which is incised on the front face of the plinth, reads: "TO THE ETERNAL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF ALREWAS WHOSE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED HEREON, WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THE EMPIRE IN THE GREAT WAR, AND ALL OF THOSE OTHERS FROM THIS PARISH WHO FOUGHT UNDER THE FLAG DURING THE SAME PERIOD 1914 – 1919 IN LIKE MANNER WE HONOUR THE MEN OF ALREWAS WHOSE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED BELOW." This dedication continues on the front face of the upper step of the base, stating: "WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 – 1945."
The names of those who died in the First World War are carved into the other three faces of the plinth, while the names of those who fell in the Second World War are inscribed on the front face of the middle step of the base. All inscriptions are incised and painted black.
Local climate
Alrewas 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 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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