War memorial at the Church of St John the Evangelist is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 November 2015. War memorial. 3 related planning applications.
War memorial at the Church of St John the Evangelist
- WRENN ID
- eternal-sandstone-crimson
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 November 2015
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- War memorial at the Church of St John the Evangelist, St John's Church, Hyde Park Crescent, Paddington, London, City of Westminster, W2 2QD
- OS grid reference
- TQ 271 811
- Coordinates
- 51.51541, -0.16866
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The memorial is located outside the Church of St John the Evangelist, standing against the north aisle at the west end of the churchyard. It is a tall granite wheel-head cross set upon a tapering, rectangular shaft. The shaft stands on a tapering, stepped plinth, which itself rests on a low, square step. A narrow, paved path leads to the memorial from the main churchyard pavement. The dates 1914 – 1919 are applied in metal letters to the foot of the cross shaft. Below, on the front face of the plinth, a principal dedication reads "TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF / THE MEN WHO, BY GODS GRACE VICTORIOUS / FOUGHT FOR THEIR COUNTRY AND DIED / THAT THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM AND RIGHT MIGHT TRIUMPH / AND MORE PARTICULARLY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH / WHOSE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED HEREUNDER" followed by a list of 30 names. The front of the low step displays the inscription "DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP IN VICTORY."
Local climate
War memorial at the Church of St John the Evangelist 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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- Sale history — 6 transactions since 1997
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
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- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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