Wyre Piddle War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Wychavon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 December 2016. War memorial.
Wyre Piddle War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- waiting-tin-myrtle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wychavon
- Constituency
- Droitwich and Evesham MP: Nigel Huddleston (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 December 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Wyre Piddle War Memorial, Village Hall, Worcester Road, Worcestershire, WR10 2HR
- OS grid reference
- SO 963 475
- Coordinates
- 52.12587, -2.05426
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Wyre Piddle War Memorial is a granite structure built around 1920, with alterations made in 1945 and again in 1995.
It features a square plan and takes the form of an obelisk set on a plinth, which stands on a three-stepped base. The obelisk is adorned with carved detailing on each face and includes an inscription in gold lettering that reads:
"IN/ GRATEFUL MEMORY/ AND TO THE/ HONOUR AND GLORY/ OF ALL THE/ MEN OF WYRE/ WHO SERVED AND/ SUFFERED FOR/ THEIR COUNTRY IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ THE FALLEN/ (NAMES)/
TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE/ WHO, EAGER AT THEIR/ COUNTRY'S CALL/ STRONG, UNDISMAYED/ SURRENDERED ALL/ ALSO OF/ (NAMES). WHO FELL IN THE/ WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945/
(NAME)/ REMEMBERED 1995/".
Local climate
Wyre Piddle War Memorial 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 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% 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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