Sloane Square War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. War memorial.
Sloane Square War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- salt-threshold-fog
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Constituency
- Chelsea and Fulham MP: Ben Coleman (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- War memorial
- OS grid reference
- TQ 280 786
- Coordinates
- 51.49257, -0.15704
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Sloane Square war memorial is a significant structure made of Portland Stone. It features an octagonal cross with a capped head on a tapered shaft, which stands on a moulded three-stage base. A large bronze sword is attached to the west face of the cross. The cross is topped with a plinth that bears the inscription: 'INVICTIS PAX / IN MEMORY OF THE / MEN AND WOMEN / OF CHELSEA / WHO GAVE / THEIR LIVES IN / THE GREAT WAR / MDCCCCXIV / MDCCCCVIII / AND / MCMXXXIX. MCMXLV / THEIR LIVES / FOR THEIR COUNTRY / THEIR SOULS TO THEIR GOD', with some of the text continuing onto the step below. The plinth is set on a wide base that consists of three deep steps leading up to three wider, shallower steps. This memorial is not only a simple yet elegant structure but also holds historical significance, connecting the local community to broader world events.
Local climate
Sloane Square War Memorial 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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