Speen War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 October 2016. War memorial.
Speen War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- grim-soffit-laurel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Newbury MP: Mr Lee Dillon (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 October 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Speen War Memorial, Junction of Speen Lane and Bath Road, Newbury, RG14 1RJ
- OS grid reference
- SU 454 681
- Coordinates
- 51.4107, -1.34806
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Speen War Memorial is located on a triangular grassed area at the junction of Speen Lane and Bath Road, surrounded by several Grade II-listed buildings. The memorial features a tall brick pillar raised on a Portland stone base. The corniced pillar is topped with a stone block that supports an ornate stone cross, which includes carved scroll and fruit detailing. The entire structure is set on a concrete base.
The main dedicatory inscription on the memorial reads: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THE PARISHIONERS OF SPEEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918," with an additional inscription at the rear stating: "THEY DIED THAT THOSE THEY LOVED MIGHT LIVE." The front face of the column has two stone tablets; the upper tablet lists the names of those who died in the First World War, while the lower tablet lists the men who died in the Second World War.
Surrounding the memorial and green area are stone posts that support a spiked chain.
Local climate
Speen War Memorial receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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- Sale history — 4 transactions since 1997
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