Aston Fields War Memorial including railings is a Grade II listed building in the Bromsgrove local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 October 2018. War memorial.
Aston Fields War Memorial including railings
- WRENN ID
- night-wicket-sorrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bromsgrove
- Constituency
- Bromsgrove MP: Bradley Thomas (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 October 2018
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Aston Fields War Memorial including railings, New Road, Junction of Finstall Road, B60 2DZ
- OS grid reference
- SO 968 694
- Coordinates
- 52.32331, -2.04819
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Aston Fields War Memorial, built in 1920, is a stone structure featuring metal railings. The memorial consists of a cross with a square base, topped by a plinth, pedestal, and a tapering shaft that supports a decorative Latin cross. Surrounding the memorial are metal railings.
The front face of the plinth bears the inscription: "IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE ALSO TO THOSE WHO FELL 1939-1945." The other faces of the memorial are also inscribed with names.
Local climate
Aston Fields War Memorial including railings receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% 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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