Tilehurst War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Reading local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 February 2017. Memorial.
Tilehurst War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- stubborn-alcove-nettle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Reading
- Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire MP: Olivia Bailey (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 February 2017
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- Tilehurst War Memorial, The Triangle, School Road, RG31 5AW
- OS grid reference
- SU 667 736
- Coordinates
- 51.45798, -1.04071
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Tilehurst War Memorial, located at The Triangle in Tilehurst, is a limestone structure featuring a wheel-head cross. The cross is set atop a tapering square shaft with a crenelated cap. This shaft rises from a two-stepped square plinth, which is supported by a three-stepped base.
Each face of the plinth displays bronze plaques, with additional plaques on the two upper steps. The top section of the plinth has a shallow step adorned with bronze plaques that read: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN OF TILEHURST WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918." The plinth also features bronze plaques listing the names of the fallen, complemented by a raised wreath detail at the base.
On the front faces of the steps, two further plaques commemorate the fallen of the Second World War. The first plaque states: "THIS MEMORIAL ALSO COMMEMORATES THE MEN AND WOMEN OF TILEHURST WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 – 1945 WHOSE NAMES ARE IN THE BOOK OF LIFE (PHILIPPIANS, 4.3.)." The plaque on the second step reads: "THIS MEMORIAL IS ALSO DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF ALL THOSE WHO HAVE FALLEN IN THE DEFENCE OF FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY SINCE THE TWO WORLD WARS." Additional plaques on the other faces of the steps list more names of the fallen.
The base of the memorial is surrounded by eight low stone posts for protection.
Local climate
Tilehurst War Memorial sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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