Burghclere War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Basingstoke and Deane local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 August 2010. War memorial. 3 related planning applications.
Burghclere War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- swift-eave-spindle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Constituency
- North West Hampshire MP: Kit Malthouse (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 August 2010
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Burghclere War Memorial, Church Lane
- OS grid reference
- SU 469 610
- Coordinates
- 51.34678, -1.32699
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Burghclere War Memorial is a Grade II listed structure dedicated to those who fell in the First and Second World Wars. Made from Forest of Dean stone by an unknown architect, it features a three-stepped octagonal base topped with a pedestal and a Latin cross that has a tapered octagonal shaft. On the south side of the cross, there is a bronze sword of sacrifice, with a small carved St George and the Dragon serving as the pommel. The pedestal bears the inscriptions '1914-1919' on the south face and '1939-1945' on the north face. While the names of the fallen are not inscribed on the memorial itself, they are commemorated on stone plaques inside the nearby Church of the Ascension, which is also Grade II listed.
The memorial was erected after the First World War to honor the men of Burghclere who served and died during that conflict. It is located in the village center, at the junction of Harts Lane and Church Lane. The inscription for the Second World War was added later, making the monument a tribute to both wars.
The Burghclere War Memorial is designated as Grade II for its historical significance as a testament to the sacrifices made by the community during the two World Wars, its architectural simplicity as a tribute to the fallen, and its visual relationship with the adjacent Parish Room and House from 1890, as well as the Church of the Ascension from 1838, both of which are also Grade II listed.
Local climate
Burghclere War Memorial receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% 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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