Blake's Munitions War Memorial, Margravine Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Hammersmith and Fulham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 2017. Memorial. 1 related planning application.
Blake's Munitions War Memorial, Margravine Cemetery
- WRENN ID
- old-brass-swift
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Constituency
- Chelsea and Fulham MP: Ben Coleman (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 June 2017
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- Blake's Munitions War Memorial, Margravine Cemetery, Margravine (Hammersmith) Cemetery, Margravine Road, Greater London, W6 8RL
- OS grid reference
- TQ 239 781
- Coordinates
- 51.4891, -0.21662
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Blake's Munitions War Memorial stands within Margravine Cemetery, now known as Hammersmith Cemetery. Constructed from rough-hewn granite, the memorial takes the form of a Celtic-style wheel-head cross atop a tapered shaft, which is itself set on a square, tapered plinth. A lead inscription reads "TO/ THE/ MEMORY OF THOSE WAR WORKERS/ WHO/ DIED/ FOR/ THEIR/ COUNTRY/ IN THE/ EXPLOSION/ AT BLAKE'S/ MUNITIONS/ FACTORY/ NOVEMBER 1918.” Below this are the names and ages of thirteen individuals who perished in the explosion. The memorial is set upon a single-stepped base bearing the inscription "ERECTED BY HENRY FOREMAN OBE, MP/ MAYOR OF HAMMERSMITH.” The memorial marks a grave within a granite kerbed enclosure. The enclosure contains a largely illegible maker's name, believed to be “… A . LKER & CO/ . ELM GROVE/ H'SMITH,” alongside a grave number.
Local climate
Blake's Munitions War Memorial, Margravine Cemetery 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 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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