Rayne War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 June 2012. War memorial.
Rayne War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- grey-hinge-vermeil
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Braintree
- Constituency
- Braintree MP: Sir James Cleverly (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 June 2012
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Rayne War Memorial, Raynehall Green, Shalford Road
- OS grid reference
- TL 731 228
- Coordinates
- 51.87694, 0.51375
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Rayne War Memorial is a cross set on an octagonal plinth, which is supported by a base with four steps. The memorial features a simply detailed cross that sits atop a chamfered shaft with a moulded base and cap. The plinth has a carved inscription that reads: "TO THE GLORY OF THE GOD/AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN/OF THIS VILLAGE/WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/1914-1918." The names of the fallen are carved on the flanking faces and are over-painted in black. Additionally, there is a later-added carved plaque leaning against the shaft that bears the names of those who died in World War II.
Local climate
Rayne 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 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 60% 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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