8th London Howitzer Brigade War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Greenwich local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 January 2017. War memorial.

8th London Howitzer Brigade War Memorial

WRENN ID
sleeping-facade-smoke
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Greenwich
Constituency
Erith and Thamesmead MP: Ms Abena Oppong-Asare (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 January 2017
Type
War memorial
Address
8th London Howitzer Brigade War Memorial, Plumstead Common, Plumstead Common Road, Plumstead, SE18 7RS
OS grid reference
TQ 442 779
Coordinates
51.48189, 0.07566
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The 8th London Howitzer Brigade War Memorial, made of Portland stone, is situated on Plumstead Common. It features an altar-style design that symbolizes sacrifice, with a stele rising from the back. The rear of the memorial has a raised carving of a swastika, which is the brigade sign. The memorial stands on a two-stepped base.

On the front face, there is a later incised inscription where a plaque was previously placed. It reads: "TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF OUR FALLEN COMRADES OF THE 8TH LONDON HOWITZER BRIGADE R.F.A. T.F. WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR OF 1914 TO 1918." The top step of the base is inscribed with: "THIS MEMORIAL IS ERECTED BY THEIR COMRADES AND FRIENDS."

Local climate

8th London Howitzer Brigade 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 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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