Stratford-upon-Avon First World War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 October 2016. War memorial.
Stratford-upon-Avon First World War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- plain-ledge-russet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Constituency
- Stratford-on-Avon MP: Manuela Perteghella (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 October 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Stratford-upon-Avon First World War Memorial, Garden of Remembrance, Old Town, Warwickshire, CV37 6BW
- OS grid reference
- SP 200 544
- Coordinates
- 52.18779, -1.70819
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Stratford-upon-Avon First World War Memorial is a war memorial that was unveiled in 1922. It is constructed of limestone and is located in the Garden of Remembrance. The memorial features a Cross of Sacrifice, although the bronze longsword that was originally on its front face has been removed.
The octagonal cross is mounted on a three-stage octagonal pedestal, which is set on a three-step octagonal base. On the front of the top stage of the pedestal, there is a bronze plaque with the inscription:
IN / GRATEFUL / MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF / STRATFORD / UPON AVON / WHO LAID / DOWN THEIR / LIVES IN THE / GREAT WAR / 1914 1919 / BE WORTHY / OF THEIR SACRIFICE
The remaining seven sides of the pedestal feature bronze plaques that list the names of the 235 men who died in the conflict. Additionally, there is a bronze plaque on the second stage of the pedestal titled FIRST WORLD WAR 1914-1920, which provides the names of 12 men along with their dates of death.
Local climate
Stratford-upon-Avon First World War Memorial receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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