Grundisburgh Cenotaph is a Grade II listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 November 2015. Cenotaph.
Grundisburgh Cenotaph
- WRENN ID
- heavy-gallery-kestrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Suffolk
- Constituency
- Central Suffolk and North Ipswich MP: Patrick Spencer (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 November 2015
- Type
- Cenotaph
- Address
- Grundisburgh Cenotaph, St Mary’S Church, IP13 6TA
- OS grid reference
- TM 223 510
- Coordinates
- 52.11286, 1.24608
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Grundisburgh Cenotaph is a memorial located in a roadside enclosure in front of the Church of St Mary, which is a Grade I-listed building. The cenotaph is set in a raised gravelled area and is approached from the street by three steps on either side of the enclosure. Made of Portland stone, it stands 3.4 meters tall and features two stepped blocks that rise from the main pylon, which is situated on a stepped base raised by two shallow stone steps. A wreath is carved in relief on the front face of the upper stage of the pylon.
The front face of the pylon includes an inscription that reads: "TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE MEN OF GRUNDISBURGH WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FIGHTING IN THE CAUSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS AND FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918. (NAMES) 'GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS' ALSO (NAMES)." Additionally, there is an inscription on the front face of the base that states: "AND IN THE WORLD WAR 1939 – 1945 (NAMES)."
Local climate
Grundisburgh Cenotaph sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 22 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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