War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Enfield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 January 2003. War memorial. 1 related planning application.
War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- stony-stronghold-acorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Enfield
- Constituency
- Enfield North MP: Feryal Clark (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 January 2003
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- War Memorial, Church Street, EN2 6SE
- OS grid reference
- TQ 323 967
- Coordinates
- 51.6539, -0.0888
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The war memorial, built in 1921 by an unknown designer, is made of Portland stone. It features a tall, tapering pedestal set on a stepped base, surrounded by a paved area with twelve stone posts linked by chains. The upper part of the pedestal has fluted sides with a single leaf at each end, and wreaths are displayed on plain panels at the front. Above a heavy cornice sits a tapering sarcophagus on a moulded base, which includes two ring handles on each main side and a scrolled cover with volutes at the top. The front of the pedestal is inscribed with "OUR GLORIOUS DEAD," while the sides bear the dates 1914 - 1919 and 1939 - 1945. The National Inventory of War Memorials notes that a cenotaph in Enfield was unveiled by Lieutenant General Sir Francis Lloyd on 30 October 1921, containing a capsule with copies of The Times, The Enfield Gazette and Observer, an autographed list of members of the Enfield Patriots' Committee, and coins of the realm. This memorial is a handsome and dignified example of Neoclassical design, inspired by Lutyens's Cenotaph of 1919, and is well-placed along the roadside.
Local climate
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 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% 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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