Stowmarket War Memorial Gates is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 May 2017. War memorial. 2 related planning applications.
Stowmarket War Memorial Gates
- WRENN ID
- drifting-cobble-falcon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Suffolk
- Constituency
- Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket MP: Dr Peter Prinsley (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 May 2017
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Stowmarket War Memorial Gates, Finborough Road, IP14 1JP
- OS grid reference
- TM 044 586
- Coordinates
- 52.18858, 0.98901
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Stowmarket War Memorial Gates are situated at the entrance to Stowmarket Recreational Ground on Finborough Road. The gates are attached to two brick pillars topped with corniced stone caps, each featuring a stone ball finial. The ornate wrought iron gates include spiked dog rails and intricate scroll-work, prominently displaying the town coat of arms. The left-hand gate has a panel that reads "MEMORIAL," while the right-hand panel states "GATES 1920."
Each gate features bronze panels that honor those who fell in the Second World War, inscribed with "IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THOSE OF/ THIS TOWN WHO FELL IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939 – 1945/ (NAMES)." Tall rectangular bronze plaques on each brick pier commemorate the First World War, stating "TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THIS TOWN/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1919/ (NAMES)." Additional smaller plaques are attached to the piers.
On either side of the gate piers, secondary gates are installed for pedestrian access, connecting to ancillary brick piers with stone caps and ball finials. These are linked to low quadrant walls that support curved railings with similar spiked dog rails and decorative standards, which also terminate in brick piers with stone caps and ball finials.
Local climate
Stowmarket War Memorial Gates sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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