Knebworth War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 July 2014. A 20th century War memorial. 1 related planning application.
Knebworth War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- endless-hammer-peregrine
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Stevenage MP: Kevin Bonavia (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 July 2014
- Type
- War memorial
- Period
- 20th century
- Address
- Knebworth War Memorial, SG3 6QD
- OS grid reference
- TL 230 204
- Coordinates
- 51.86884, -0.21461
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Knebworth War Memorial was created by Gething & Co. Ltd around 1920 and is made of limestone. The memorial features an octagonal pillar topped with an intricately carved lantern that includes images of Christ on Calvary and the Madonna and Child. The pillar is set on a square plinth and a stepped base, which is inscribed with the names of those who fell in battle. It lists thirty-two names from the First World War, with an additional twenty-four names added after the Second World War in 1939-1945. In 2013, twelve more names of First World War casualties were included. The memorial is surrounded by a low plinth wall with flat limestone coping, which has openings on the north-west and south-east sides.
The inscriptions on the memorial read: (PLINTH): "IN HONOUR OF THE / BRAVE MEN FROM THIS / PARISH WHO FOUGHT / IN THANKFULNESS TO GOD / IN REMEMBRANCE OF / THOSE WHO DIED IN / THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1918 / (NAMES)" (BASE): "IN REMEMBRANCE ALSO OF THOSE/WHO DIED 1939-1945 / (NAMES) / THEY SHALL BE MINE SAITH THE LORD OF HOSTS / IN THAT DAY WHEN I MAKE UP MY JEWELS."
Local climate
Knebworth War Memorial sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% 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 — 1 application
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