Great Blakenham War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 January 2020. Memorial.
Great Blakenham War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- broken-tower-evening
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Suffolk
- Constituency
- Central Suffolk and North Ipswich MP: Patrick Spencer (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 January 2020
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- Great Blakenham War Memorial, Churchyard of Church of St Mary, Stowmarket Road, IP6 0NJ
- OS grid reference
- TM 118 508
- Coordinates
- 52.11508, 1.09201
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Great Blakenham War Memorial, built in 1920, is a tribute to those who served in the First and Second World Wars. It is made of a granite cross set on a tall circular stone column, which stands on a square plinth with chamfered corners. The column is supported by a four-stepped stone base that is surrounded by a flowerbed.
The main inscription, crafted in leaded lettering, is located on the west face of the plinth and reads: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN THANKFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918." The names of those who fell in the First World War are listed on the south and east faces of the plinth, with the east face also featuring the phrase: "OUR DEAD THROUGH WHOM WE LIVE." The north face of the plinth bears the inscription: "ERECTED BY THE PARISHIONERS OF GREAT BLAKENHAM."
Additionally, a later stone tablet has been added to the west front of the top two steps, which includes the inscription: "AND 1939 – 1945 (NAMES)."
Local climate
Great Blakenham 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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