Rotherhithe (Norwegian Seamen) War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Southwark local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 November 2017. War memorial. 3 related planning applications.
Rotherhithe (Norwegian Seamen) War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- spare-railing-sage
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Southwark
- Constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark MP: Neil Coyle (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 November 2017
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Rotherhithe (Norwegian Seamen) War Memorial, St Olav's Kirke (Sjømannskirken), 1 St Olav's Square, London, SE16 7JB
- OS grid reference
- TQ 351 795
- Coordinates
- 51.49912, -0.05413
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Rotherhithe (Norwegian Seamen) War Memorial is a cenotaph made of rough-dressed granite, shaped like a rectangular standing stone with a rounded top. It is part of the boundary fencing for St Olav's Kirke. The front side of the memorial, which faces the street, features a carving of an anchor at the top, with an inscription in black lettering on polished granite that reads: "TO THE MEMORY OF / 2101 SEAMEN / WHO STAKED / AND GAVE THEIR LIVES / UNDER THE FLAG OF / NORWAY / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 -1918 / 'IN THE SIGHT OF THE / UNWISE THEY SEEMED / TO DIE' WIS III2." This inscription is adorned with carvings of a garland curtain, exploding mines, and hearts. At the bottom of the slab, it states, "ERECTED BY THE SHIPOWNERS OF NORWAY." The sides of the memorial are decorated with carvings of rope. The back side, which faces the church, has the same design as the front but features an inscription in Norwegian: "TIL MINNE OM / 2101 SJØMENN / SOM SATTE LIVET TIL / UNDER NORGES FLAGG / VERDENSKRIGEN 1914-1918 / – MEN KUN FOR DEN / UFORSTAAENDES ØIE / ER DE DØDE / NORGES REDERFORBUND REISTE STENEN."
Local climate
Rotherhithe (Norwegian Seamen) 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 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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