Rainham War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Havering local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 March 2002. War memorial.
Rainham War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- secret-kitchen-reed
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Havering
- Constituency
- Dagenham and Rainham MP: Margaret Mullane (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 March 2002
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Rainham War Memorial, Broadway
- OS grid reference
- TQ 520 822
- Coordinates
- 51.51853, 0.1902
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Rainham War Memorial is a clock tower built in 1920 by Mr. Vinton, a local builder. Constructed from red Belgian brick, it features Portland and cast stone dressings. The tower is hexagonal and has clock faces on three sides. At the base, there is a sloping section that displays the names of those who died in the wars, along with stone blocks inscribed with "LEST WE FORGET" at the corners. The structure includes gauged arches leading to a niche and doorway, as well as inscription panels on the sides and narrow pilasters at the angles. The upper part of the memorial is adorned with a balustrade. It is enclosed by iron railings.
Historically, the memorial was unveiled by Colonel Whitmore, the Lord Lieutenant of Essex, on November 7, 1920. It was a practical form of remembrance, prominently located in front of the parish church, and cost £60 to build.
Local climate
Rainham War Memorial 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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