Outwell War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the King0s Lynn and West Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 March 2018. War memorial.
Outwell War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- sheer-truss-elm
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- King0s Lynn and West Norfolk
- Constituency
- South West Norfolk MP: Terry Jermy (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 March 2018
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Outwell War Memorial, The Churchyard, St Clement's Church, Church Terrace, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, PE14 8RQ
- OS grid reference
- TF 513 036
- Coordinates
- 52.60946, 0.23419
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Outwell War Memorial is located in the churchyard of the Church of St Clement, which is a Grade I-listed building. It is prominently positioned at the entrance from the main road and is aligned with the church's south porch. The memorial features a polished granite Latin cross that stands on a tall, rough-hewn granite pillar. This pillar is raised on a two-stepped base and is surrounded by low, sloping granite blocks with polished upper surfaces. The entire structure is enclosed by eight low granite posts that are connected by chains.
On the front face of the pillar, there is a large cast bronze plaque that lists the names of those commemorated from the First World War, along with the dedication “THEIR NAMES LIVETH FOR EVERMORE.” At the top of this plaque, four draped flags and a crown are incorporated into the casting. Below this main plaque, an additional cast bronze plaque records the names from the Second World War. All but one of the names include the serviceman’s regiment or Service and date of death.
The rear of the pillar features two bronze plaques that contain the main dedicatory inscriptions. The first plaque reads: "TO THE GLORY/ OF GOD/ AND IN HONOURED/ MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF THIS PARISH WHO/ FELL IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918," while the second plaque notes the years "1939 – 1945."
Local climate
Outwell 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 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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