War Memorial in Rowley Regis Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Sandwell local planning authority area, England. War memorial. 1 related planning application.

War Memorial in Rowley Regis Cemetery

WRENN ID
ruined-niche-clover
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Sandwell
Constituency
Smethwick MP: Gurinder Singh Josan (Lab)
Country
England
Type
War memorial
Address
War Memorial in Rowley Regis Cemetery, Powke Lane
OS grid reference
SO 963 869
Coordinates
52.48019, -2.05514
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The war memorial in Rowley Regis Cemetery dates from around 1920 and is made of limestone. It features an obelisk that has an inscription on the north-east side stating, "Erected by John Priest Esq JP Hannadale Old Hill. Chairman of Rowley Regis Urban District Council 1915 1916 1917 1918." On the south-west side, there is a statue of a soldier standing on a semi-circular base, which has been altered to include the dates of the Second World War.

Local climate

War Memorial in Rowley Regis Cemetery receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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