Avon Dassett War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 November 2018. War memorial. 1 related planning application.

Avon Dassett War Memorial

WRENN ID
fading-gallery-ebony
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Stratford-on-Avon
Constituency
Kenilworth and Southam MP: Sir Jeremy Wright (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 November 2018
Type
War memorial
OS grid reference
SP 409 499
Coordinates
52.14594, -1.40337
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Avon Dassett War Memorial is a First World War memorial built in 1925 and relocated to its current position in 1968. It is made of stone and is situated on a raised bank on the south side of the main road through the village.

The memorial features a Celtic-style wheel cross that stands on a tapering shaft, which is placed on a tapered base. The base is inscribed with the words: 'TO THE MEMORY OF/ (NAMES)/ MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ RIP/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ (NAMES)/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE 1939-45 WAR/ RIP/ RE-DEDICATED ON REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY 1968 AFTER REMOVAL TO THIS SITE'.

Local climate

Avon Dassett War Memorial receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% 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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