Downham War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Chelmsford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 November 2017. War memorial.
Downham War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- solemn-hammer-twilight
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Chelmsford
- Constituency
- Maldon MP: Sir John Whittingdale (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 November 2017
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Downham War Memorial, Roadside by the Church of St Margaret, Castledon Road, Essex, South Hanningfield, CM11 1LG
- OS grid reference
- TQ 729 952
- Coordinates
- 51.62978, 0.49783
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Downham War Memorial is a granite wheel-head cross featuring a sculpted sword on its front face. It is set on a granite plinth, which has an inscription on the front that reads: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO FELL / IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918 / (NAMES) / 'THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE.'" The rear face of the plinth is inscribed with "1939 - 1945 / (NAMES)." The entire structure is supported by a square base.
Local climate
Downham 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 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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