Over War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the South Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 May 2016. Memorial.
Over War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- south-iron-brook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire MP: Ian Sollom (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 May 2016
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- Over War Memorial, Glover Street, CB24 5NQ
- OS grid reference
- TL 375 702
- Coordinates
- 52.31293, 0.01657
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Over War Memorial is a First World War memorial, erected around 1920, with additions for the Second World War. It is made of Portland stone and has a square plan.
The memorial is situated on a late 20th-century concrete sub-base within a late 20th-century paved area at the junction of Glower Street and The Lanes. It features a three-step base, a tapering plinth, and a tall shaft that narrows in rectangular section, topped with a Celtic wheel-head cross adorned with interlace ornament. The east face of the pedestal bears the First World War dedication, which reads, "TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN / OF OVER WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918," along with the names of the fallen inscribed below. The inscription "1939 - 1945" is located at the bottom of the plinth, with the names of the deceased from the Second World War inscribed on the top step of the base.
The late 20th-century concrete sub-base and surrounding paved area are not considered of special interest and are excluded from the listing.
Local climate
Over 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 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 54% 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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