Clare War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the West Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 November 2016. War memorial.
Clare War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- silent-bailey-aspen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Suffolk
- Constituency
- West Suffolk MP: Nick Timothy (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 November 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Clare War Memorial, Market Hill, Sudbury
- OS grid reference
- TL 769 453
- Coordinates
- 52.07844, 0.58135
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Clare War Memorial was completed in 1921, designed by F J Lindley. It is made of Clipsham limestone with knapped flint detailing. The memorial features an octagonal stepped platform with a chamfered square plinth.
At the top, there is a finely carved wheel cross on a tapered shaft, which is set above the square plinth and the four-stepped octagonal platform, all enclosed by an iron railing fence. Beneath the cross, at the collar of the tapered shaft, is a carved crown detail. The first step of the platform has a dedication inscription in large Gothic lettering, highlighted by black knapped and galleted flint. The three upper steps are inscribed with the names of the fallen men and the dates '1914-1918' marking the conflict. The plinth transitions from an octagonal to a chamfered square shape, with each of its four faces adorned with different coats of arms representing Clare, the Suffolk Regiment, St Edmund, and St George. The memorial is prominently located in the center of Clare's historic Market Square. The iron railings surrounding the memorial are not included in the listing.
Local climate
Clare War Memorial sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 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 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% 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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