Hessett War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 August 2019. War memorial.
Hessett War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- moated-rubblework-wagtail
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Suffolk
- Constituency
- Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket MP: Dr Peter Prinsley (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 August 2019
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Hessett War Memorial, St Ethelbert's Churchyard, the Street, IP30 9AX
- OS grid reference
- TL 936 618
- Coordinates
- 52.22074, 0.83381
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Hessett War Memorial is a cross-shaped memorial built in 1920, located in St Ethelbert’s churchyard, about 10 meters west of the church tower, aligned with the church's axis. It is made from Portland stone and features a tapering shaft on a rectangular plinth with a single-stepped base. The cross has a central circular boss that displays a relief-moulded laurel wreath surrounding the monogram IHS.
The main inscription is found on the west face of the shaft, crafted in incised and painted lettering. It reads: RIP / 1914 / (NAME) / 1915 / (NAMES) / 1916 / (NAMES) / 1917 / (NAMES) / 1918 / (NAMES). On the plinth, the inscription states: IN PROUD AND AFFECTIONATE / REMEMBRANCE OF THE MEN / OF HESSETT / WHO DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY / IN THE GREAT WAR.
Local climate
Hessett War Memorial sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 85% 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 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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