Campsea Ashe War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 March 2020. War memorial.
Campsea Ashe War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- waiting-bailey-raven
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Suffolk
- Constituency
- Central Suffolk and North Ipswich MP: Patrick Spencer (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 March 2020
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Campsea Ashe War Memorial, St John the Baptist Churchyard, Station Road, Campsey Ash, IP13 0PU
- OS grid reference
- TM 330 559
- Coordinates
- 52.15246, 1.40491
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Campsea Ashe War Memorial is a war memorial unveiled in 1920, located in the churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist in Campsea Ashe, Suffolk.
The monument is constructed from ashlar stone, featuring a polished marble base and steps. It is positioned at the north-eastern edge of the churchyard, near a major road junction, and is surrounded by Church Farmhouse, Smithy Cottage, and The Old Rectory, all of which are listed buildings.
The memorial consists of a tall, slender Latin cross with a hexagonal shaft and arms, resting on a tall hexagonal base. This base is set on a hexagonal step, which is placed on a large square plinth embedded in the ground. The front face of the cross displays a bronze Sword of Sacrifice.
The main inscription is in blackened letters and is found on the north-east, north, and north-west faces of the hexagonal step. It reads: (north-east) TO THE GLORY OF GOD (north) AND IN MEMORY OF THE (north-west) MEN OF CAMPSEA ASHE/ (north-east) WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES (north) FOR THEIR COUNTRY (north-west) 1914–1918.
Additionally, the front of the square plinth features the inscription PASS FRIEND – ALL IS WELL. The names of the fallen and their regiments are inscribed on all six faces of the plinth.
Local climate
Campsea Ashe War Memorial 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 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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