War memorial located to the rear of the Roman Catholic Church of St George is a Grade II listed building in the Worcester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 February 2017. War memorial.
War memorial located to the rear of the Roman Catholic Church of St George
- WRENN ID
- lapsed-flint-swallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Worcester
- Constituency
- Worcester MP: Tom Collins (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 February 2017
- Type
- War memorial
- OS grid reference
- SO 851 551
- Coordinates
- 52.19465, -2.21932
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The war memorial, erected in 1921, is located to the rear of the Roman Catholic Church of St George. It is constructed of stone and features a copper statue of Christ. The memorial consists of a stone calvary cross set on a pedestal, topped with an open triangular pediment, and is placed on a four-stepped, square base. The copper sculpture of Christ is positioned on the south face of the cross, with a copper scroll above it inscribed with the initials ‘INRI’, which stands for Iesus Nazarenvs Rex Ivdaeorvm, translating to Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews.
On the south face of the pedestal, there is an inscription that reads:
A. M. D. G. / HONOUR AND PRAY FOR / THE CATHOLIC / SOLDIERS AND / SAILORS / OF WORCESTER WHO FELL IN / THE GREAT WAR, 1914 – 1918 / (NAMES).
This inscription includes the names of a major and two captains, while the other faces of the pedestal list the names of 22 Catholic servicemen who died in the conflict.
Additionally, on the south face of the third step of the base, there is a biblical reference inscribed that states:
AS CHRIST LAID DOWN HIS LIFE FOR US SO THEY LAID / DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR THE BRETHREN 1 JOHN III 16.
Local climate
War memorial located to the rear of the Roman Catholic Church of St George receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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