Loose War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Maidstone local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 July 2016. Memorial.

Loose War Memorial

WRENN ID
moated-newel-cobweb
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Maidstone
Constituency
Weald of Kent MP: Katie Lam (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 July 2016
Type
Memorial
Address
Loose War Memorial, Churchyard of All Saints' Church, Church Street, Kent, ME15 0BT
OS grid reference
TQ 757 520
Coordinates
51.24021, 0.51668
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Loose War Memorial is a First World War memorial built in 1922, with later additions. It is located within the extension of All Saints’ Churchyard on Church Street. The memorial features a Latin cross made of Portland stone, which has a reversed bronze sword on its face, inspired by Sir Reginald Blomfield’s ‘Cross of Sacrifice’ for the Imperial War Graves Commission. The cross is mounted on a square pedestal that sits on a two-stepped hexagonal Portland stone base.

The pedestal has four panels made of Aberdeen granite, one on each side, inscribed with the names of those who fell. The main dedication reads: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF LOOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918." Each plaque frame features a cross within a circle carved in relief at the top.

Names of those who served in the Second World War are inscribed on two plaques positioned at an angle across the steps of the memorial, marked with the dates 1939 – 1945.

Local climate

Loose War Memorial receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% 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 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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