Stebbing War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 January 2016. War memorial.

Stebbing War Memorial

WRENN ID
strange-chapel-sable
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Uttlesford
Constituency
Braintree MP: Sir James Cleverly (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 January 2016
Type
War memorial
Address
Stebbing War Memorial, Junction of High Street and Watch House Road, Church End, Essex, CM6 3SW
OS grid reference
TL 663 239
Coordinates
51.88936, 0.41573
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Stebbing War Memorial is located on a small green at the road junction west of the Church of St Mary, which is a Grade I-listed building. The memorial features a Latin cross made of Cornish granite, with octagonal arms and shaft, and a moulded foot. The shaft is supported by an octagonal plinth that sits on a three-stepped, octagonal base.

On one face of the plinth, the principal inscription reads "TO THE MEMORY/ OF STEBBING MEN/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918." The names of those who died in the First World War are listed on adjacent faces. Another face features the inscription "GREATER LOVE HATH/ NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY/ DOWN HIS LIFE/ FOR HIS FRIENDS."

Additionally, one face of the plinth includes the years "1939 – 1945," with the names of six servicemen who died in the Second World War recorded below. All inscriptions are made with attached metal lettering that is painted with black enamel.

Local climate

Stebbing 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 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 53% 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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