War Memorial in the churchyard of St Alban's Church is a Grade II listed building in the Dartford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 November 2014. War memorial.
War Memorial in the churchyard of St Alban's Church
- WRENN ID
- western-remnant-ash
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dartford
- Constituency
- Dartford MP: Jim Dickson (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 November 2014
- Type
- War memorial
- OS grid reference
- TQ 549 741
- Coordinates
- 51.44475, 0.22798
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The War Memorial is located in the churchyard of St Alban's Church, at the north-west corner of the church, where St Alban's Road meets Colney Road. This memorial takes the form of a rough-hewn Celtic cross made from grey Cornish granite. It features a curved, boulder-like plinth that stands on a square, two-stage base, with the lower stage made of Portland stone, which is a later addition. The front face of the cross is adorned with a Sword of Sacrifice in relief. The plinth's front face has the inscription: ‘THE/ GLORIOUS/ DEAD/ IN GRATEFUL AND LOVING/ MEMORY OF THE MEN/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WARS/ 1914-1919 1939-1945’.
Local climate
War Memorial in the churchyard of St Alban's Church sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% 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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