Ash-cum-Ridley War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Sevenoaks local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 October 2016. War memorial.

Ash-cum-Ridley War Memorial

WRENN ID
other-frieze-bramble
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Sevenoaks
Constituency
Tonbridge MP: Tom Tugendhat (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 October 2016
Type
War memorial
Address
Ash-cum-Ridley War Memorial, The Street, Kent, TN15 7HD
OS grid reference
TQ 599 644
Coordinates
51.35627, 0.29604
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Ash-cum-Ridley War Memorial is made of granite and features an obelisk on a square plinth, which is raised on a single-stepped base. The plinth has polished surfaces with inscriptions. The inscription commemorating the First World War is located on the side facing the road and reads: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN LASTING MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ (NAMES)/ TRUE LOVE BY LIFE,/ TRUE LOVE, BY DEATH, IS TRIED./ LIVE THOU FOR ENGLAND/ WE FOR ENGLAND DIED." An additional inscription for the Second World War was added to the eastern face, stating: "1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)."

Local climate

Ash-cum-Ridley War Memorial 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 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 86% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 68% 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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