Bulphan War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Thurrock local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 May 2015. War memorial.

Bulphan War Memorial

WRENN ID
iron-cobalt-curlew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Thurrock
Constituency
South Basildon and East Thurrock MP: James McMurdock (Ind)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 May 2015
Type
War memorial
Address
Bulphan War Memorial, St Mary the Virgin, Church Road, Essex
OS grid reference
TQ 637 858
Coordinates
51.54749, 0.35958
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Bulphan War Memorial is a structure dedicated to the memory of those who served in the First and Second World Wars, made from polished grey granite. It features a trefoil cross atop a tapering octagonal shaft, which is set on an octagonal plinth that stands on a two-stepped octagonal base. The names of young men who lost their lives in the First World War are inscribed on six sides of the plinth, along with details such as their ages, regiments, dates and places of death, and whether they were killed in action or died of wounds. One face of the plinth bears the inscription, "To the Glory of God and in gratitude to our sons and brothers who laid down their lives for king and country in the Great War 1914-1918." The memorial also lists three names of those who died in the Second World War, while the eighth side of the plinth carries the inscription, "Also for those who gave their lives in the war (dates illegible)." It is located among the gravestones and memorials in the churchyard of St Mary the Virgin, which is a Grade I listed building.

Local climate

Bulphan War Memorial sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 22 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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