Putney War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Wandsworth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 November 2017. War memorial.
Putney War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- gentle-cobalt-flax
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wandsworth
- Constituency
- Putney MP: Fleur Anderson (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 November 2017
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Putney War Memorial, Church Square, Putney High Street, Surrey, SW15 1SN
- OS grid reference
- TQ 241 755
- Coordinates
- 51.4655, -0.21396
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Putney War Memorial is a stone cross war memorial commemorating those who served in the First World War, with inscriptions for the Second World War added later. The memorial features a decorated cross with a sculpture of Christ, positioned atop a tall octagonal shaft. The upper part of the shaft is adorned with a band of carved roses and it stands on a three-step octagonal plinth.
The memorial includes several inscriptions. The upper tier on the front reads, "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN / THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY / DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS." The lower tier on the front states, "+ IN MEMORY OF THE MEN / FROM PUTNEY WHO FELL IN / THE GREAT & VICTORIOUS WAR." On the right side, the upper inscription notes "1939 - 1945 / IN HONOURED MEMORY OF," while the lower inscription honors "THE CIVILIANS OF PUTNEY / WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN / THE SECOND WORLD WAR." The back lower inscription reads, "TO THOSE THAT PAID / THE ULTIMATE PRICE IN / ALL WARS AND CONFLICTS." On the left side, the upper inscription states "1939 - 1945 / THE SECOND WORLD WAR / IN HONOURED MEMORY OF," and the lower inscription commemorates "MEN AND WOMEN OF PUTNEY / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES SERVING / IN HIS MAJESTY'S FORCES."
Local climate
Putney War Memorial sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 51% 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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