Preston Candover War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Basingstoke and Deane local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 2004. War memorial.
Preston Candover War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- muffled-pillar-falcon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Constituency
- East Hampshire MP: Damian Hinds (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 April 2004
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Preston Candover War Memorial, Village Green
- OS grid reference
- SU 606 416
- Coordinates
- 51.17082, -1.13332
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Preston Candover War Memorial is a war memorial built in 1919, designed by an unknown architect and made of Portland stone. It features a wayside cross on a tapering octagonal shaft with broach-stops, which is set on a square fielded pedestal that stands on a three-stepped octagonal base. The chamfered arms of the cross lead to octagonal finials. A bronze sword is mounted on the front of the cross, and bronze inscription panels are located on the front and sides of the pedestal.
This memorial was unveiled in 1919 to honor the nineteen men from this downland village who lost their lives in the World Wars. Its design is reminiscent of Sir Reginald Blomfield's 'Cross of Sacrifice,' commonly found in military cemeteries established by the Imperial War Graves Commission.
Local climate
Preston Candover War Memorial receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% 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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