Queen's London Regiment 24th Battalion War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Lambeth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 February 2017. War memorial. 2 related planning applications.
Queen's London Regiment 24th Battalion War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- woven-basalt-dust
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lambeth
- Constituency
- Vauxhall and Camberwell Green MP: Florence Eshalomi (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 February 2017
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Queen's London Regiment 24th Battalion War Memorial, Kennington Park, SE11 4AS
- OS grid reference
- TQ 314 779
- Coordinates
- 51.4854, -0.10823
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Queen's London Regiment 24th Battalion War Memorial is a slightly tapering cenotaph situated on a low stepped base with a small wall behind it. The upper section of the front features a carving of a wreath, which contains the insignia of the Queen's London Regiment 24th Battalion, depicting the Paschal Lamb holding a flag, a symbol also associated with Lambeth.
Beneath this wreath, a slightly protruding stone plaque displays the inscription: "THIS INSCRIPTION IS ADDED / TO COMMEMORATE / THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE / 1st 7th AND 2nd 7th BATTALIONS / THE QUEEN'S ROYAL REGIMENT / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / 1939 - 1945." Towards the bottom of the cenotaph, it also reads: "1914 - 1918 / REMEMBER THE FALLEN / 1 24th AND 2 24th (COUNTY OF LONDON BATTALIONS) / THE LONDON REGIMENT (THE QUEEN'S) / FRANCE AND FLANDERS SALONIKA PALESTINE."
On the back of the memorial, a more elaborate carving set into a square shape states: "THEIR / NAME LIVETH / FOR EVERMORE / ECCLIASTICAS XLIV 14." The sides of the memorial feature two protruding stone plaques listing the campaigns fought: on the right side, "2nd 7th QUEENS / FRANCE 1940 / TUNIS-SALERNO-VALTURNO / CASSINO-ANZIO / GOTHIC LINE / LOMBARDY-VENETIA," and on the left side, "1st 7th QUEENS / DUNKIRK 1940 / ALAMEIN-TRIPOLI-MARETH / TUNIS-SALERNO-VOLTURNO / NORMANDY 1944 / FRANCE-FLANDERS-HOLLAND."
Flanking the cenotaph are two large stone plant pots, which may have originated from the 1951 Festival of Britain Gardens in Battersea Park. The railings surrounding the war memorial are noted as not being of special architectural or historic interest.
Local climate
Queen's London Regiment 24th Battalion War Memorial 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 95% 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 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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