Debach War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 March 2018. War memorial. 2 related planning applications.
Debach War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- gilded-pavement-aspen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Suffolk
- Constituency
- Central Suffolk and North Ipswich MP: Patrick Spencer (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 March 2018
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Debach War Memorial, All Saints' Churchyard (Deconsecrated), Woodbrige Road, Woodbridge, IP13 6BY
- OS grid reference
- TM 242 543
- Coordinates
- 52.14196, 1.27591
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Debach War Memorial is a Portland stone structure located in the churchyard of the former Church of All Saints, now known as All Saints’ House. The memorial features a simple cross patonce atop a small pedestal, which rests on a two-stepped rectangular base.
On the north face of the plinth, the main inscription is carved in incised lettering and reads: "TO THE GLORY OF/ ALMIGHTY GOD/ THE ONLY GIVER OF VICTORY/ IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF DEBACH/ WHO DIED IN THE GREAT WAR/ THAT WE MIGHT LIVE IN PEACE/ THIS CROSS IS RAISED/ 1914. LEST WE FORGET. 1918." The upper step of the base bears the additional inscription: "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS."
The names of six men who died are inscribed on the east and west faces of the plinth. Additionally, the south face includes an inscription that reads: "1939 – 1945/ (2 NAMES)/ AND THOSE WHO LOST/ THEIR LIVES SERVING/ WITH THE/ 493RD BOMB GROUP U.S.A.F."
Local climate
Debach War Memorial sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 82% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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