Atherstone War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the North Warwickshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 July 2016. Memorial.
Atherstone War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- solitary-rafter-coral
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Warwickshire
- Constituency
- North Warwickshire and Bedworth MP: Rachel Taylor (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 July 2016
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- Atherstone War Memorial, Atherstone Cemetery, Sheepy Road, CV9 3AA
- OS grid reference
- SP 307 983
- Coordinates
- 52.58193, -1.54724
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Atherstone War Memorial is a Grade II listed structure made of silver-grey Cornish granite. The memorial features a wheel-head cross set on a tapered column, with a Sword of Sacrifice carved in low relief on the front face of the cross. The column is positioned on a plinth that rests on a six-stepped base, with each step symbolizing a year from 1914 to 1919.
The plinth displays an inscription and the names of 158 men who lost their lives in the First World War, which reads: IN/ GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE/ MEN OF ATHERSTONE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE WARS/ 1914 – 1919/ LET US LIVE TO KEEP/ WHAT THEY DIED TO SAVE.
Additionally, there are three stone panels on the steps that list the names of 46 individuals who fell in the Second World War, inscribed with: 1939 – 1945/ (NAMES).
Local climate
Atherstone War Memorial receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% 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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