First World War Memorial at St John the Baptist Church, Erith is a Grade II listed building in the Bexley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 October 2017. War memorial.

First World War Memorial at St John the Baptist Church, Erith

WRENN ID
dark-crypt-hemlock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bexley
Constituency
Erith and Thamesmead MP: Ms Abena Oppong-Asare (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 October 2017
Type
War memorial
Address
First World War Memorial at St John the Baptist Church, Erith, St John the Baptist Churchyard, West Street, London, DA8 1AN
OS grid reference
TQ 507 787
Coordinates
51.48715, 0.17029
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The First World War memorial at St John the Baptist Church in Erith was erected in 1921. It is made of carved granite and stands in the churchyard. The memorial features a Celtic cross made of hammer-dressed grey granite, which is mounted on a tapering shaft, a plinth, and a square base, all set within a square kerb of the same granite. The designer of the memorial is unknown. The shaft is inscribed in lead lettering with the words: "IN/ GRATEFUL AND/ SACRED MEMORY/ OF THE FOLLOWING/ FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR/", while the front of the base reads: “THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE”. The names of 101 individuals who died in the war are listed in twin columns on each side of the plinth.

Local climate

First World War Memorial at St John the Baptist Church, Erith sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 96% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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