Little Waltham War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Chelmsford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 August 2018. Memorial.
Little Waltham War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- keen-nave-sorrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Chelmsford
- Constituency
- North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 August 2018
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- Little Waltham War Memorial, The Street, Junction of Winckford Close, CM3 3NU
- OS grid reference
- TL 707 127
- Coordinates
- 51.78717, 0.47401
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Little Waltham War Memorial is a First World War memorial built in 1922, with later additions for the Second World War. It is made of granite with lead lettering and is situated on The Street in Little Waltham. The memorial is set within a plot bordered by soft landscaping on the sides and rear, located at the edge of a larger green area alongside the River Chelmer.
The memorial features a wheel-head cross made of granite, which stands on a tapering shaft rising from a plinth that is placed on a square base. The front face of the plinth has a recessed panel that displays the dedication: "LITTLE WALTHAM. TO THE HONOURED MEMORY OF THESE MEN WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1919," along with the names of those who died in that conflict. The left face of the plinth includes a recessed panel with the dedication: "ALSO IN MEMORY OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR OF 1939 – 1945," listing the names of those who perished during the Second World War.
Local climate
Little Waltham War Memorial sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 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 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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