War Memorial, Lichfield Avenue, Ronkswood is a Grade II listed building in the Worcester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 October 2016. War memorial.

War Memorial, Lichfield Avenue, Ronkswood

WRENN ID
rusted-casement-poplar
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Worcester
Constituency
Worcester MP: Tom Collins (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 October 2016
Type
War memorial
Address
War Memorial, Lichfield Avenue, Ronkswood, Holy Trinity St. Matthews Church, Worcestershire, WR5 1NW
OS grid reference
SO 870 549
Coordinates
52.19244, -2.19121
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The War Memorial located on Lichfield Avenue in Ronkswood is a First World War memorial dating from around 1919, which was moved to its current position around 1969. It is made of stone and features a cross with a figure of Christ attached to it, topped by a small moulded gable. The memorial stands on a three-stepped base, and the plinth is inscribed with the words: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO/ FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1949 - 1919/ (NAMES)/ IS IT NOTHING TO YOU ALL YE THAT PASS BY BEHOLD/ AND SEE IF THERE BE ANY SORROW LIKE UNTO MY SORROW".

Local climate

War Memorial, Lichfield Avenue, Ronkswood 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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