Stourport on Severn war memorials is a Grade II listed building in the Wyre Forest local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 November 2018. War memorial.
Stourport on Severn war memorials
- WRENN ID
- guardian-hall-moon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wyre Forest
- Constituency
- Wyre Forest MP: Mark Garnier (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 November 2018
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Stourport on Severn war memorials, Memorial Gardens, Vale Road, DY13 8YP
- OS grid reference
- SO 812 714
- Coordinates
- 52.34076, -2.27722
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Stourport on Severn war memorials consist of a First World War memorial, designed by The Bromsgrove Guild and erected in 1922, along with a Second World War memorial that features a sundial added in 1954.
The First World War memorial is made of Portland stone and red brick. It is approximately 1.8 meters high and 2.9 meters wide, featuring a series of stone tablets set into recessed panels within a red brick wall. The upper tablet is inscribed with the words "TO THE GLORIOUS DEAD," while a shallower tablet below it reads "1914 – 1918." The main section of the wall displays the roll of honour, listing the names of 113 local men who lost their lives, incised into stone tablets arranged in five columns. Above this, there is a relief-carved urn surrounded by a wreath and ribbons. The memorial is accessed by three shallow, paved steps.
The Second World War memorial is located a short distance southeast of the First World War memorial and is integrated into a unifying paved feature. It consists of a plain, square-section plinth with a moulded cap and foot, set on two octagonal steps. The gnomon of the sundial on top is missing. The inscriptions on the plinth are in black lettering, stating "TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF/ THOSE OF/ STOURPORT ON SEVERN/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ DURING WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945." The names of 34 men who died in that conflict are inscribed on the sides of the plinth, along with an additional inscription that reads "1982/ FALKLANDS CAMPAIGN," which includes the name of a serviceman who was killed during that campaign.
Local climate
Stourport on Severn war memorials receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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