War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 November 2000. War memorial. 1 related planning application.

War Memorial

WRENN ID
pitched-joist-heron
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tunbridge Wells
Constituency
Tunbridge Wells MP: Mike Martin (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 November 2000
Type
War memorial
Address
War Memorial, Southborough
OS grid reference
TQ 576 429
Coordinates
51.16392, 0.25291
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The war memorial in Southborough was built in 1921 to honor 207 men from Southborough and High Brooms who lost their lives in World War I. Additional tablets were later added to commemorate the 44 individuals who died in World War II. Constructed by Messrs Wood and Wallis of Tunbridge Wells, the memorial is made of blue Forest of Dean stone. It features a Cross of Sacrifice that stands about 15 feet tall, mounted on an octagonal moulded shaft and a large octagonal plinth adorned with a cornice that has floral and foliate motifs. The names of the fallen are inscribed on the eight faces of the plinth, with further tablets for the World War II casualties added to the moulded plinth. The memorial is elevated on three octagonal steps.

Local climate

War Memorial receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% 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 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% 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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