War Memorial in the Graveyard to St James the Great is a Grade II listed building in the Wychavon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 May 2011. War memorial. 1 related planning application.
War Memorial in the Graveyard to St James the Great
- WRENN ID
- lapsed-mullion-dust
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wychavon
- Constituency
- Redditch MP: Chris Bloore (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 May 2011
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- War Memorial in the Graveyard to St James the Great, Shakespeare Lane, Harvington
- OS grid reference
- SP 056 487
- Coordinates
- 52.13717, -1.91824
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The war memorial in the graveyard of St James the Great dates from 1945. It is made of stone and stands on a square plinth with three steps. Above this plinth is a square base formed by a single, large block of stone. The east face of the base features an inscription that reads: "TO THE / GLORY OF GOD / AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF / THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE WAR 1914-1919 / AND 1939-1945 / (NAMES) / GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS / THAT A MAN LAYETH DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS." The base has broach stops at the corners and tapers down to the lower body of the shaft, which flares out. This shaft then tapers again via broaches to an octagonal upper shaft that has a moulded cap and a cross finial with a circular stone aureole. The names of the deceased are inscribed on the sides of the base.
Local climate
War Memorial in the Graveyard to St James the Great receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% 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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