Thriplow War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the South Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 January 2016. War memorial. 1 related planning application.
Thriplow War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- high-stair-heron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire MP: Pippa Heylings (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 January 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Thriplow War Memorial, The Green, Fowlmere Road, Thriplow and Heathfield, SG8 7QX
- OS grid reference
- TL 437 466
- Coordinates
- 52.09962, 0.09672
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Thriplow War Memorial is located on the south side of the road, opposite The Green in Thriplow. Constructed from Portland stone, it features a narrow remembrance stone approximately 1.85 meters tall, which has a rectangular shape and is topped with a low stone block that is inscribed with the word "THRIPLOW." The stone is flanked by narrow, tapered pilasters, and a stone laurel wreath is carved in relief on the upper face of the stone.
The main dedicatory inscription on the front of the memorial, carved on either side of the laurel wreath, reads: "IN HONOUR OF THOSE/ WHO FOUGHT AND IN MEMORY/ OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914-1919/ (13 NAMES)." Below this, another inscription states: "AND THE WORLD WAR 1939 – 1945/ (3 NAMES)." All inscriptions are incised.
At the rear, the memorial is enclosed by a yew hedge, while metal railings border the sides and front. Access to the memorial is provided through an opening in the front railing. It stands on a paved surface made of York stone and is approached from the pavement by a narrow path.
Local climate
Thriplow 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 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% 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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