Cheslyn Hay War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the South Staffordshire local planning authority area, England. Memorial.

Cheslyn Hay War Memorial

WRENN ID
south-bronze-alder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Staffordshire
Constituency
Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge MP: Sir Gavin Williamson (Con)
Country
England
Type
Memorial
Address
Cheslyn Hay War Memorial, Junction of High Street and Low Street, WS6 7AB
OS grid reference
SJ 979 071
Coordinates
52.66162, -2.03153
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Cheslyn Hay War Memorial is a war memorial featuring a rough-hewn obelisk made of Cornish granite, which stands on a square plinth. This plinth is placed on a rough-hewn square base with projecting blocks at each corner. The inscriptions are made with lead lettering.

On the front face of the plinth, the inscription reads: "THIS MEMORIAL / WAS ERECTED BY PUBLIC / SUBSCRIPTION TO THE MEMORY / OF THE MEN OF CHESLYN HAY / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 – 1918. / “THEIR NAMES LIVE FOR EVERMORE.” / (NAMES)." The three plaques on the other faces also display the names of the fallen.

Additionally, there is a plaque on the base dedicated to those who fell in the Second World War, which states: "ALSO TO THE MEMORY OF / THE FOLLOWING MEN / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR / 1939 – 1945 / (NAMES)."

The memorial is situated on a sandstone paved area, surrounded by a metal wreath holder at its base. Granite posts at each corner provide protection for the memorial.

Local climate

Cheslyn Hay War Memorial receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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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