West Norwood War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Lambeth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 February 2017. War memorial.

West Norwood War Memorial

WRENN ID
sunken-niche-storm
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lambeth
Constituency
Dulwich and West Norwood MP: Helen Hayes (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 February 2017
Type
War memorial
Address
West Norwood War Memorial, St Luke's Church, Knights Hill, London, SE27 0HS
OS grid reference
TQ 319 721
Coordinates
51.43257, -0.10332
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The West Norwood War Memorial is a tall stone cross situated on a splayed plinth. The front face of the plinth features a wreath with a banner, flanked by the inscriptions "1914 1919" and "1939 1945". This is supported by a three-stepped stone base, with the top step inscribed with "PRO PATRIA" and the bottom step bearing the inscription "LEST WE FORGET".

Local climate

West Norwood War Memorial sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% 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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