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

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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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