Stutton War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 May 2020. War memorial.
Stutton War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- sunken-gable-curlew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Babergh
- Constituency
- South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 May 2020
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Stutton War Memorial, Manningtree Road, Suffolk, IP9 2TA
- OS grid reference
- TM 144 348
- Coordinates
- 51.97047, 1.12112
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Stutton War Memorial is a First World War memorial that was unveiled in 1920, with additions for the Second World War. It is made of rough-hewn Cornish granite and is located in a paved and hedged enclosure on the north side of Manningtree Road.
The memorial features a Celtic wheel-head cross that stands atop a tall shaft, which tapers in rectangular section from a three-stepped octagonal base. The head of the cross is intricately carved with elaborate interlacing designs.
The dedication for the First World War is inscribed in leaded lettering across three polished faces of the second step of the base. It reads: "THIS CROSS IS ERECTED / TO COMMEMORATE / ALL THOSE WHO / WITH LOYAL HEARTS / LEFT THEIR HOMES / AND WENT FORTH / FROM THIS VILLAGE / TO FACE DEATH / AND ENDURE HARDSHIP / IN A RIGHTEOUS / CAUSE, / 1914-1919."
Additionally, the south face of the bottom step includes the Second World War dedication, which states: "ALSO THOSE WHO SERVED / 1939-1945." A large boulder inscribed with the names of the fallen was placed alongside the memorial cross in 2017, but it is excluded from the listing.
Local climate
Stutton 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 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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