War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the St Albans local planning authority area, England. War memorial. 3 related planning applications.

War Memorial

WRENN ID
cold-attic-honey
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
St Albans
Constituency
Harpenden and Berkhamsted MP: Victoria Collins (LD)
Country
England
Type
War memorial
Address
War Memorial, Church Green, Harpenden Town
OS grid reference
TL 133 143
Coordinates
51.81632, -0.35698
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The war memorial, erected in 1919, is made of grey granite and features a tall Celtic-style cross. It stands on a square base that includes bronze inscription panels. The sides of the cross are adorned with interlace patterning, and it is accessed by four stone steps.

Local climate

War Memorial sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 80% 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 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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