Deptford War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Lewisham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 February 2012. Memorial.
Deptford War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- steep-dormer-tallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lewisham
- Constituency
- Lewisham North MP: Vicky Foxcroft (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 February 2012
- Type
- Memorial
- OS grid reference
- TQ 369 765
- Coordinates
- 51.47095, -0.02986
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Deptford War Memorial is located at the north end of the memorial gardens along Lewisham Way. Made of Portland stone, the memorial features a tapering octagonal column topped with a carved flame, resting on a square pedestal and base. The pedestal has a cornice that forms a segmental arch over each face. On the east and west sides of the pedestal, there are carved figures of a soldier and a sailor, respectively, leaning against raised tablets. The figures hold their upturned guns with bowed heads.
The north face of the pedestal bears the inscription: DEPTFORD'S / TRIBUTE TO / HER GALLANT SONS / WHO WERE FAITHFUL / UNTO DEATH / 1914-1918 / 1939-1945. Above this inscription is a relief carving of a setting or rising sun, and below it is a relief carving of a rifle and sword crossed through a laurel wreath.
The memorial is set on a circular dais, flanked by stone piers. These piers are connected by a curved run of railings that enclose the memorial to the south and act as the northern boundary of the memorial garden, creating a cohesive ensemble with the memorial.
Local climate
Deptford 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 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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