War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 November 2009. War memorial.
War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- twisted-moat-cedar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Babergh
- Constituency
- South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 November 2009
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- War Memorial, Market Place, Bildeston
- OS grid reference
- TL 992 494
- Coordinates
- 52.10763, 0.90833
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Bildeston War Memorial is a Grade II listed structure, erected in 1920, made of Portland stone on a stone base.
The memorial features an obelisk that rises from a square plinth set on a stepped base. At the top of the obelisk, there is carved swagged decoration above a ball, with additional decorative carving around the base. Two sides of the plinth display the names of fourteen individuals who died in the First World War, while a third side bears the inscription, "In grateful memory of the men of Bildeston who gave their lives for their country 1914-1918." The fourth side includes the inscription, "Also the war 1939-1945," followed by five names.
The memorial was unveiled by Mr. A E Hoare in 1920 and originally listed fifteen names, with five more added after the Second World War.
The Bildeston War Memorial is significant as it commemorates the impact of the two major wars of the 20th century on both the nation and the local community. Its elegant design, enhanced by decorative details, contributes to its aesthetic value, and it holds group value with the surrounding listed buildings in the Market Place.
Local climate
War Memorial sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 86% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% 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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