War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 May 2001. War memorial.
War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- scarred-flue-tallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Suffolk
- Constituency
- Waveney Valley MP: Adrian Ramsay (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 May 2001
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- War Memorial, Laxfield
- OS grid reference
- TM 292 722
- Coordinates
- 52.30094, 1.36054
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The war memorial in Laxfield was built between 1918 and 1919 and is constructed from ashlar stone on a rusticated stone plinth. Designed in a classical style, it resembles a Roman funerary monument. The base features a square-plan rusticated stone plinth, with pilasters at each corner that support pediments adorned with carved ribboned wreaths. At the top, there is an urn from which an eternal flame rises. Between the pilasters, panels display inscriptions that honor the names of those who fell in both World Wars. This memorial is noted for its detailed craftsmanship and unique design.
Local climate
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 92% 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 21 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 78% 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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