War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Malvern Hills local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 June 1973. War memorial.

War Memorial

WRENN ID
quiet-loft-lake
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Malvern Hills
Constituency
West Worcestershire MP: Dame Harriett Baldwin (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 June 1973
Type
War memorial
Address
War Memorial, Wells Road, Malvern Wells
OS grid reference
SO 773 423
Coordinates
52.07932, -2.33246
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The War Memorial, designed by architect C F A Voysey, was completed in 1919. It is a free-standing column made of Portland stone. The base, shaft, and capital of the memorial are octagonal with concave sides. The capital features leaf carving and is topped with a carving of a pelican feeding its young. The surrounding pavement and steps are made of slate.

Local climate

War Memorial receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 66% 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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