Chiswick War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Hounslow local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 March 2015. War memorial.

Chiswick War Memorial

WRENN ID
sombre-landing-sepia
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Hounslow
Constituency
Hammersmith and Chiswick MP: Andy Slaughter (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 March 2015
Type
War memorial
Address
Chiswick War Memorial, East Corner of Turnham Green at the Junction of Chiswick High Road and Prospect Place
OS grid reference
TQ 206 784
Coordinates
51.49222, -0.26337
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Chiswick War Memorial is a war memorial unveiled in 1921, designed by Edward Willis. It is made of Cornish granite and is located at the eastern corner of Turnham Green. The memorial features an obelisk set on a square earthen mound, which is topped with granite paving. A low tubular bronze rail runs between bevelled square granite piers and continues down a flight of five granite steps on the north-east side of the monument.

The obelisk is placed on a plinth with a moulded top and a two-stepped base. The shaft of the obelisk is adorned with a bronze laurel wreath, while the plinth has a bronze plaque that reads, "IN GRATEFUL/ MEMORY OF THE/ MEN OF CHISWICK/ WHO FELL IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914…1918." The upper step of the base is inscribed with, "AND IN THE WORLD WAR/ 1939-1945." The mound surrounding the memorial is bordered by a stone kerb.

Local climate

Chiswick War Memorial sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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