Syderstone War Memorial Cross is a Grade II listed building in the King0s Lynn and West Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 July 2018. War memorial.
Syderstone War Memorial Cross
- WRENN ID
- moated-pedestal-cream
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- King0s Lynn and West Norfolk
- Constituency
- North West Norfolk MP: James Wild (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 July 2018
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Syderstone War Memorial Cross, The Churchyard, St Mary's Church, the Street, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, PE31 8RY
- OS grid reference
- TF 832 326
- Coordinates
- 52.86023, 0.72108
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Syderstone War Memorial Cross is a grey granite memorial located in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary, which is a Grade I-listed building. It is prominently placed by the churchyard path, close to the church's round tower. The memorial features a roughly hewn wheel-head cross that is approximately 2.5 meters tall, with a sword of sacrifice carved in relief on the front face. It stands on a low tapering plinth that has a single-stepped base and a cobbled foundation.
The plinth displays inscriptions in applied metal lettering. The main dedication reads: "1914 – 1918. TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR" followed by 12 names and the phrases "MAY THEY REST IN PEACE." and "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE."
Additionally, a small rectangular granite tablet is placed on the front step of the base, which reads "1982 FALKLAND ISLANDS" followed by a name. On the riser of the base, there is a dedication for the Second World War that states "1939 - 1945 (NAME) ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO WENT OUT FROM THE PARISH TO SERVE IN THIS WAR RETURNED SAFELY THANKS BE TO GOD."
Local climate
Syderstone War Memorial Cross receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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