Lode War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the East Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 November 2022. War memorial.
Lode War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- hallowed-loft-raven
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- Ely and East Cambridgeshire MP: Charlotte Cane (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 November 2022
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Lode War Memorial, High Street, Cambridge, CB25 9EW
- OS grid reference
- TL 533 626
- Coordinates
- 52.24102, 0.24479
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Lode War Memorial is located on the western edge of the churchyard of the parish Church of St James in Lode, a prominent site along the village High Street.
The memorial features a Celtic wheel cross set on a tapering plinth, which is raised on two square stone steps. The arms and shaft of the cross have simple raised, moulded edges, while the cross ring is plain. It stands within a semi-circular paved area that is enclosed by a curved Gault brick wall on its eastern side, which forms the boundary of the churchyard and ends in low brick piers.
The front (west) face of the plinth has an inscription in pinned lead lettering that reads, "THIS MEMORIAL IS ERECTED BY THEIR FELLOW / PARISHIONERS TO THE REVERED MEMORY OF THE MEN / OF THE PARISH OF LODE WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1918." The names of the fallen are listed on the plinth in two columns, each containing seven names.
Additionally, an ashlar limestone band below the coping on the wall behind the cross is inscribed with, "TO THE REVERED MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THE PARISH OF LODE WHO / FELL IN THE WAR 1939-1945," followed by the names of five men who lost their lives.
Local climate
Lode War Memorial sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 60% 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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