Elmdon War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Solihull local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 July 2017. War memorial.
Elmdon War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- odd-vault-primrose
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Solihull
- Constituency
- Meriden and Solihull East MP: Saqib Bhatti (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 July 2017
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Elmdon War Memorial, Elmdon Church, Elmdon Park, Warwickshire, B92 9EJ
- OS grid reference
- SP 162 827
- Coordinates
- 52.44282, -1.76258
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Elmdon War Memorial is a tall stone cross that stands on a base atop a trapezoidal plinth. The front face of the plinth is inscribed with the words: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN PROUD MEMORY OF THE / MEN OF ELMDON / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE / TWO WORLD WARS / 1914 (names) 1918 / AND 1939 - 1945." The plinth is supported by a two-step base.
Local climate
Elmdon War Memorial receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% 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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