Benwick War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Fenland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 March 2016. War memorial.
Benwick War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- forgotten-floor-lichen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Fenland
- Constituency
- North East Cambridgeshire MP: Steve Barclay (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 March 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Benwick War Memorial, Corner of High Street and Lilyholt Road, PE15 0XA
- OS grid reference
- TL 342 902
- Coordinates
- 52.49368, -0.02415
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Benwick War Memorial is located at the corner of High Street and Lilyholt Road in the village. The memorial is made of granite and features a Latin cross on a two-stepped base, which is set on a two-tier plinth. The lower tier of the plinth is a square block with a chamfered upper edge, while the upper tier is tall and square in section. Attached to the west, north, and south faces of the upper tier are contrasting pink granite plaques that display the names of the 44 men who died in the First World War in black lettering. There is also a plaque on the west face of the lower tier with the inscription: "THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919 HE GIVETH HIS BELOVED SLEEP." The south face of the memorial features the dates of the Second World War, 1939-1945, along with a single name below. The plinth is supported by a two-stepped base. The iron railings surrounding the memorial are not original and are not included in the listing.
Local climate
Benwick 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 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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