World War I and II Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Ipswich local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 August 1994. Memorial. 1 related planning application.
World War I and II Memorial
- WRENN ID
- western-pedestal-dust
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Ipswich
- Constituency
- Ipswich MP: Jack Abbott (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 August 1994
- Type
- Memorial
- OS grid reference
- TM 164 450
- Coordinates
- 52.0611, 1.15565
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The World War I and II Memorial, located in Christchurch Park, Ipswich, was built between 1922 and 1923 by E Adams, with later adaptations to include the Second World War. The memorial is constructed of stone over a brick core and is set on a raised platform with a rectangular shape. The plinth features a splayed step that leads up to a short rectangular obelisk with rolled edges.
The base of the memorial includes wreaths on the north and south sides, a commemorative bronze plaque on the west side, and a bronze casting on pedestals to the east. The bronze casting depicts a bundle of military emblems and artefacts wrapped in a flag, which includes items such as bandoliers of ammunition, a Mk. II Browning machine gun, a Vickers gas-operated light machine gun, spears, a mace, and other regalia. Atop the bundle are a soldier's personal effects, including a uniform, helmet, gas mask, water bottle, camouflage webbing, and a satchel filled with Mills bombs.
To the north-west, there is a later stone-faced wall with bronze plaques listing the names of the fallen. A bronze lamp with the Eternal Flame sits atop this wall.
Local climate
World War I and II 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 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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