War Memorial Adjacent to Lych Gate at St John the Baptist Church is a Grade II listed building in the Newcastle-under-Lyme local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 July 2002. Monument.

War Memorial Adjacent to Lych Gate at St John the Baptist Church

WRENN ID
rusted-joist-laurel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Constituency
Newcastle-under-Lyme MP: Adam Jogee (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 July 2002
Type
Monument
OS grid reference
SJ 809 452
Coordinates
53.00392, -2.28565
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The war memorial, located adjacent to the lych gate at St John the Baptist Church, was built around 1920 and is made of sandstone ashlar. It features a cross shaft set on a square base, with shields positioned over offset buttresses that frame the inscription panels. The memorial stands on a stepped octagonal plinth. This structure is a notable example of a First World War memorial designed in the style of a market cross, and it is situated close to the Parish Church.

Local climate

War Memorial Adjacent to Lych Gate at St John the Baptist Church receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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