St Ives Cross of Sacrifice is a Grade II listed building in the Huntingdonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 November 2014. War memorial. 6 related planning applications.
St Ives Cross of Sacrifice
- WRENN ID
- grey-banister-scarlet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Huntingdonshire
- Constituency
- Huntingdon MP: Ben Obese-Jecty (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 November 2014
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- St Ives Cross of Sacrifice, Market Hill, Cambridgeshire, PE27 5AL
- OS grid reference
- TL 314 712
- Coordinates
- 52.32319, -0.07264
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
St Ives Cross of Sacrifice is a replica of the original Cross of Sacrifice, designed by Sir Reginald Bromfield for the Imperial War Graves Commission and unveiled on 11th November 1920.
The monument features an octagonal cross that stands on an octagonal plinth, which is supported by a three-stepped octagonal base and platform. Constructed of limestone, the cross includes a bronze sword on its west side and measures 24 feet 6 inches in height. Metal railings were added to the platform later, but these are not part of this assessment.
The octagonal plinth has an inscription that reads: "MEN OF / ST IVES / WHO HAVE / FALLEN / IN THE / GREAT WAR / MDCCCCXIV / MDCCCCXVIII." Additionally, the south elevation of the plinth bears the inscription: "WE HERE / HIGHLY RESOLVE / THAT THESE DEAD / SHALL NOT / HAVE DIED / IN VAIN." The plinth lists seventy-four names of those who fell in the First World War (1914-1918) and thirty-one names of those who fell in the Second World War (1939-1945) are inscribed on the base.
Local climate
St Ives Cross of Sacrifice 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 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 4 transactions since 2013
- Related listed building consents — 6 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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