Coddenham War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 March 2018. Memorial.
Coddenham War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- former-lancet-myrtle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Suffolk
- Constituency
- Central Suffolk and North Ipswich MP: Patrick Spencer (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 March 2018
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- Coddenham War Memorial, St Mary's Churchyard, Church Road, IP6 9PY
- OS grid reference
- TM 133 541
- Coordinates
- 52.14485, 1.11598
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Coddenham War Memorial is a First World War memorial built in 1920, with additions for the Second World War. It is situated on a raised area at the entrance to the churchyard north of the Church of St Mary, which is a Grade I-listed building, and is near several Grade II-listed buildings.
The memorial is made of granite and features a wheel-head cross pattée on a small, square pedestal. This is set atop a tall, rectangular two-stepped plinth, which rests on a two-stepped base. The cross and pedestal are adorned with Celtic-influenced geometric designs in relief, while the plinth and base are roughly hewn.
Inscriptions and names are displayed on the southern face of the plinth within smooth inset panels. The main inscription appears on the uppermost panel and reads: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND SACRED FOR ALL TIME/ TO THE MEMORY OF THE/ CODDENHAM MEN/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ FOR THE WORLD'S FREEDOM/ A.D. 1914 – 1919/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN/ THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN/ HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS." Below this, the names of 22 fallen soldiers are recorded on a panel.
The dedication for the Second World War is located on the panel at the base of the plinth, stating: "ALSO THOSE WHO FELL/ 1939–45/ (5 NAMES)/ MISSING/ (1 NAME)."
Local climate
Coddenham War Memorial sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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