War memorial in St John's churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Camden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 October 2017. War memorial. 3 related planning applications.
War memorial in St John's churchyard
- WRENN ID
- steep-banister-flax
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Camden
- Constituency
- Hampstead and Highgate MP: Tulip Siddiq (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 October 2017
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- War memorial in St John's churchyard, Church Row, Hampstead, London, NW3 6UU
- OS grid reference
- TQ 262 856
- Coordinates
- 51.55531, -0.18032
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a stone war memorial dating to around 1920, designed by Temple Moore. It stands on the north-eastern section of the boundary wall of St John’s Church. The memorial consists of a balustrade topped by a central shaft and cross. The balustrade, approximately 12 metres long and running east to west, is formed of double-vase balusters which are about 1.5 metres high and supported by five rectangular piers. Four of these piers are inscribed with the names of the fallen from the First World War; the first two piers record 44 names, and the western two record 45 names, with no ranks listed. The central pier features the motto "PRO PATRIA" (for country) carved in relief within a garland of laurel leaves. Below the balustrade is a stone string course inscribed with the Roman numerals VCVXIV-VCVXVIII, indicating the years 1914-1918. A chamfered and moulded base supports the shaft, which narrows as it rises to form a simple cross.
Local climate
War memorial in St John's churchyard sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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