Cardington War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 February 2017. War memorial.
Cardington War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- idle-rafter-violet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bedford
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 February 2017
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Cardington War Memorial, Cardington Cemetery, Bedford Road, MK44 3ST
- OS grid reference
- TL 085 479
- Coordinates
- 52.11937, -0.41661
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Cardington War Memorial is a memorial cross made of Portland stone, featuring a bronze Sword of Sacrifice. It is situated on the main path within Cardington Cemetery, directly across from St Mary’s Church and its churchyard. The memorial stands about 3 meters tall and consists of a Latin cross that rises from a tapering shaft, which is set upon an octagonal plinth and a two-stepped base.
The plinth has plaques affixed to each face. The main dedication on the memorial reads: "IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918 1939 – 1945 (NAMES)." The other faces of the plinth are inscribed with the names of those who fell in the wars.
Local climate
Cardington War Memorial sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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