Otford War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Sevenoaks local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 July 2018. War memorial. 6 related planning applications.
Otford War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- gilded-fireplace-frost
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Sevenoaks
- Constituency
- Sevenoaks MP: Laura Trott (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 July 2018
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Otford War Memorial, The Green, TN14 5PD
- OS grid reference
- TQ 528 593
- Coordinates
- 51.3125, 0.19109
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Otford War Memorial is a First World War memorial, created around 1919, with names added after the Second World War. It is made of Portland stone and is located on the village green of Otford, outside the Church of St Bartholomew. The memorial features a slim Latin cross, which has a vertical sword carved in relief. This cross is supported by a battered base that stands on three steps. The base includes four bronze plaques. The main plaque on the front is embossed with the words 'THE GLORIOUS DEAD / FALLEN IN THE / CAUSE / OF THE FREE / 1914 - 1918 / WHILE WE LIVE / WE'LL REMEMBER'. The other three plaques list the names of the 37 individuals who died in the First World War. Additionally, on the step below the main face, there is a bronze plaque that is embossed with '1939-1945', which also includes the names of the seven who fell in this later conflict.
Local climate
Otford War Memorial receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2004
- Related listed building consents — 6 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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