War Memorial at United Reformed Church is a Grade II listed building in the Camden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 January 2016. War memorial.

War Memorial at United Reformed Church

WRENN ID
ancient-roof-saffron
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Camden
Constituency
Hampstead and Highgate MP: Tulip Siddiq (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 January 2016
Type
War memorial
Address
War Memorial at United Reformed Church, Highgate United Reformed Church, Pond Square Chapel, Highgate, Greater London, N6 6BJ
OS grid reference
TQ 283 873
Coordinates
51.57012, -0.14915
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The War Memorial at the United Reformed Church is a First World War memorial, erected around 1920, designed by Herbert Ibberson. It is made of carved limestone with granite panels.

Located to the north-west of Highgate United Reformed Church, the memorial features a cross crosslet decorated with foliage on its arms, set atop a tapering octagonal shaft that is approximately 3 meters high and has a moulded base. This shaft rests on a chamfered square plinth and a two-tiered stepped base, which together stand about 0.9 meters high. Each side of the plinth includes a granite panel. The front panel displays an inscription in lead lettering that reads: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ THE MEN WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1919." The other three panels list the names of 27 men who died during the conflict.

Local climate

War Memorial at United Reformed Church sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 29 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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