War Memorial to Dead of 1914-18 is a Grade II listed building in the Colchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 January 1982. Memorial. 1 related planning application.
War Memorial to Dead of 1914-18
- WRENN ID
- blind-tower-azure
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Colchester
- Constituency
- Harwich and North Essex MP: Sir Bernard Jenkin (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 January 1982
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- War Memorial to Dead of 1914-18, School Road, Little Horkesley, CO6 4DB
- OS grid reference
- TL 961 320
- Coordinates
- 51.9526, 0.85348
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The War Memorial to the Dead of 1914-18 is an early 20th-century tall wooden cross, intricately carved in relief on both faces. It stands upon an octagonal oak shaft, which features capital mouldings and stop-chamfered edges at its base. The memorial is set in a cubical stone block, resting on a chamfered stone step and base. Surrounding the memorial are heavy iron railings.
Local climate
War Memorial to Dead of 1914-18 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 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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- No EPC on record for this property
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