St Stephen’s Church War Memorial, Lewisham is a Grade II listed building in the Lewisham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 August 2016. Memorial.

St Stephen’s Church War Memorial, Lewisham

WRENN ID
sheer-entrance-sepia
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lewisham
Constituency
Lewisham North MP: Vicky Foxcroft (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 August 2016
Type
Memorial
Address
St Stephen’s Church War Memorial, Lewisham, Church of St Stephen, St Stephen's Grove, Greater London, SE13 5AF
OS grid reference
TQ 383 757
Coordinates
51.46406, -0.01025
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The war memorial at St Stephen’s Church in Lewisham is made of Portland stone and features a hooded Calvary cross with a carved figure of Christ. The cross has a tapered shaft with a collar and stands on an octagonal plinth that is inscribed with the years 1914 – 1918.

This plinth is placed on a three-stepped base. The top step bears the inscription: "FORGET NOT ON ENTERING/ THIS CHURCH THOSE WHO/ LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY." The middle step is inscribed: "REQUIESCANT IN PACE THANKS BE TO GOD WHO GIVETH THE VICTORY."

Local climate

St Stephen’s Church War Memorial, Lewisham 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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