Great Shefford War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 August 2015. War memorial.
Great Shefford War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- salt-arch-ash
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Newbury MP: Mr Lee Dillon (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 August 2015
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Great Shefford War Memorial, St Mary's Church, Church Street, Hungerford
- OS grid reference
- SU 380 753
- Coordinates
- 51.47601, -1.4532
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Great Shefford War Memorial is a stone structure erected after the First World War in the form of a Crucifix. Standing approximately 3 meters high, it features an octagonal base topped with a stone cross on an octagonal plinth. The plinth is inscribed with the names of 22 individuals who fell during the First World War, along with the inscription: "IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918. GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS." On the south face of the cross, there is a carved figure of the crucified Christ, beneath which the inscription "THEY GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR US" is displayed, along with the names of five soldiers who died in the Second World War.
Local climate
Great Shefford War Memorial receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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