North Cray War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Bexley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 July 2017. War memorial.

North Cray War Memorial

WRENN ID
lone-plinth-dawn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bexley
Constituency
Old Bexley and Sidcup MP: Mr Louie French (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 July 2017
Type
War memorial
Address
North Cray War Memorial, St James Church, North Cray Road, Kent, DA14 5EU
OS grid reference
TQ 484 717
Coordinates
51.42543, 0.13356
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The North Cray War Memorial is a tall wheeled Celtic cross made of granite. The front face of the cross features intricate knot-work carvings and it is positioned on a small platform that sits atop a trapezoidal plinth. The front face of the small platform is inscribed with "1914 - 1918," while the back face reads "1939 - 1945." The front face of the plinth bears the inscription: THE . GLORIOUS . DEAD / (names) / FOR . GOD ., KING . AND . COUNTRY; and the back face lists additional names. The entire structure is supported by a stone platform.

Local climate

North Cray War Memorial sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 86% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% 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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