Lewisham War Memorial, Memorial Gardens is a Grade II listed building in the Lewisham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 July 2016. War memorial. 3 related planning applications.
Lewisham War Memorial, Memorial Gardens
- WRENN ID
- tattered-cellar-linden
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lewisham
- Constituency
- Lewisham North MP: Vicky Foxcroft (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 July 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Lewisham War Memorial, Memorial Gardens, Lewisham High Street, Greater London, SE13 6JZ
- OS grid reference
- TQ 379 746
- Coordinates
- 51.45358, -0.01598
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Lewisham War Memorial, located in Memorial Gardens, is a Grade II listed structure made of Portland stone. It features a tapered Classical obelisk with fluting and a Latin cross in relief on each of its four sides. The obelisk stands on a square plinth that has a stone plaque on its west front, facing the High Street. This plaque is adorned with the Borough of Lewisham's Arms and is inscribed with the words: IN MEMORY OF/ ALL LEWISHAM/ PEOPLE/ WHO LOST/ THEIR LIVES/ 1914-1918/ AND/ 1939-1945.
The foundation stone bears the inscription: THIS STONE WAS LAID BY/ HARRY CHIESMAN/ JP MBE/ MAYOR OF LEWISHAM/ NOVEMBER 6TH 1920.
The memorial is set on a three-stepped octagonal base, centrally located within a circular paved area. Flanking the entrance from the High Street are two smaller stone obelisks, each inscribed on their front faces with: THESE PIERS/ WERE ERECTED/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ THE OFFICERS/ AND MEN OF THE/ 11TH LEWISHAM BATTALION,/ ROYAL WEST KENT REGIMENT,/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR. Each obelisk features the regimental badge in relief at the top and is topped with a bronze base that once held a bronze lamp.
The circular paved area and the path leading to the High Street, bordered by the obelisks, were all part of the original design and are integral to the memorial.
Local climate
Lewisham War Memorial, Memorial Gardens 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 96% 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 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% 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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