Sheering War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Epping Forest local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 July 2022. Memorial. 2 related planning applications.
Sheering War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- low-rood-winter
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Epping Forest
- Constituency
- Harlow MP: Chris Vince (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 July 2022
- Type
- Memorial
- OS grid reference
- TL 507 139
- Coordinates
- 51.80372, 0.1848
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Sheering War Memorial is made of Portland stone and is located at the junction of The Street and Church Lane in the center of Sheering. It features a tapering Latin cross with chamfered sides, and a sword is carved in relief on the head and upper part of the northern face of the shaft. The cross is set on a moulded, stepped octagonal base, which is supported by an octagonal column, all raised on a four-tier stepped plinth.
On the north face of the column, there is an inscription that reads: "THIS MEMORIAL IS ERECTED TO THE GLORY OF GOD WHO GAVE US THE VICTORY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918." Below this, the base is inscribed with "WORLD WAR II 1939-1945," along with the names of five individuals who fell during the Second World War. The east face of the column honors "THE 20 MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY." The south face recognizes "THE WOMEN WHO NURSED THE SICK AND WOUNDED," while the western face commemorates "THE 120 MEN OF THE PARISH WHO JOINED HIS MAJESTY'S FORCES." Between the inscriptions on each face of the column are the names of the 20 men who fell in the First World War.
Local climate
Sheering 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 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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