Hunsdon War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 April 2021. War memorial.
Hunsdon War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- grey-quoin-merlin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Hertford and Stortford MP: Josh Dean (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 April 2021
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Hunsdon War Memorial, Junction of High Street and Acorn Street, SG12 8NZ
- OS grid reference
- TL 417 140
- Coordinates
- 51.80735, 0.05484
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Hunsdon War Memorial is a First World War memorial that was unveiled on 21 November 1921, with a later plaque commemorating those who fell in the Second World War. It is made of granite and stands on a paved base. The memorial features a rough hewn granite Celtic wheel-head cross, which includes smooth polished areas that display the inscriptions.
On the north face of the shaft, the dedication reads: "IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN OF HUNSDON WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1919." The names of the 18 men who fell in the First World War are inscribed on the north face of the plinth.
The same dedication is repeated on the south face of the shaft: "IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN OF HUNSDON WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1939 – 1945." The names of the seven men who fell in the Second World War are set into the plinth on the south face.
Local climate
Hunsdon War Memorial sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% 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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