Coggeshall War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 July 2015. War memorial.
Coggeshall War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- sacred-jamb-dale
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Braintree
- Constituency
- Witham MP: Priti Patel (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 July 2015
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Coggeshall War Memorial, Coggeshall Recreation Ground, East Street, Essex, CO6 1SL
- OS grid reference
- TL 853 226
- Coordinates
- 51.87148, 0.69119
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Coggeshall War Memorial is a tall structure located on the southern side of Coggeshall Memorial Recreation Ground. It features a bronze sculpture of Victory, which stands on an orb while holding a wreath and trumpet. This sculpture is mounted on a square, rough-hewn column made of Cornish granite, which is supported by a tapering plinth. The plinth itself rests on a two-stage square base, with all inscriptions presented in raised lead lettering.
On the front face of the plinth, the names of 79 servicemen who died during the First World War are inscribed. The dedicatory inscription on the upper stage of the base reads: "THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED, AND THE GROUND PURCHASED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION, AS A THANK-OFFERING FOR VICTORY, AND IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF THE MEN OF GREAT AND LITTLE COGGESHALL, WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR, 1914 – 1918." The rear of the plinth includes an inscription for the Second World War: "IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF GREAT AND LITTLE COGGESHALL WHO FELL IN THE WORLD WAR 1939 – 1945," listing 20 names.
Surrounding the base of the memorial is an iron rail, which is suspended from low, pyramidal granite pylons at each corner. Additionally, a narrow rectangular stone trough, marked by square, flat-topped stone bollards, has been added to the front of the base. The entire memorial is enclosed by plain iron railings.
Local climate
Coggeshall War Memorial sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 660 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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