Deptford War Memorial, Brockley Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Lewisham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 January 1999. War memorial.
Deptford War Memorial, Brockley Cemetery
- WRENN ID
- night-rood-torch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lewisham
- Constituency
- Lewisham North MP: Vicky Foxcroft (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 January 1999
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Deptford War Memorial, Brockley Cemetery, Brockley Road
- OS grid reference
- TQ 367 750
- Coordinates
- 51.45752, -0.03293
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Deptford War Memorial, located in Brockley Cemetery, was created around 1920 for the Imperial War Graves Commission. It features a curved screen made of Portland stone and a Corinthian column crafted from Carrara marble, which stands on a three-staged base. The memorial is surrounded by a yew hedge and a shallow stone kerb.
The design is symmetrical, with the column positioned on the central axis. It is inscribed with the words: "here rest the honoured remains of British soldiers sailors and airmen citizens of Deptford who gave their lives for their country during the Great War 1914-1918." The screen also bears the inscription "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE," along with 14 raised panels that list the names and regiments of the fallen. The central panel commemorates members of His Majesty's forces who died in service and are buried elsewhere in the cemetery from 1939 to 1945. Additionally, it honors the memory of 165 casualties from the Great War. The memorial is set in the turf and includes 24 numbered stone plaques.
Local climate
Deptford War Memorial, Brockley Cemetery 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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