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
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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