East Cowes Air Raid Protection (Civil Defence) Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Isle of Wight local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 April 2020. Memorial.
East Cowes Air Raid Protection (Civil Defence) Memorial
- WRENN ID
- pitched-pilaster-dew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Isle of Wight
- Constituency
- Isle of Wight West MP: Richard Quigley (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 April 2020
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- East Cowes Air Raid Protection (Civil Defence) Memorial, Churchyard of the Church of St James, St James's Close, PO32 6PP
- OS grid reference
- SZ 504 956
- Coordinates
- 50.75794, -1.28623
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The East Cowes Air Raid Protection (Civil Defence) Memorial is a commemorative structure erected after the Second World War to honor the members of the East Cowes Civil Defence Warden and Ambulance Service who lost their lives.
Made of limestone, the memorial features a simple Latin cross that stands on a square plinth. The top of the plinth is adorned with a carving designed to resemble rubble and includes a stone carving of items commonly used by Air Raid Precaution wardens, such as a helmet, lamp, and water bottle.
On the north-west side of the plinth, there is an inscription that reads: 'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF (NAMES)/ KILLED ON DUTY DURING THE WAR 1939-1945/ “WE WILL REMEMBER THEM”/ ERECTED BY THEIR COMRADES OF THE CIVIL DEFENCE/ WARDEN AND AMBULANCE SERVICE EAST COWES.'
Local climate
East Cowes Air Raid Protection (Civil Defence) Memorial receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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