Summertown War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 October 2016. War memorial.

Summertown War Memorial

WRENN ID
stony-wattle-ridge
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Oxford
Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon MP: Layla Moran (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 October 2016
Type
War memorial
Address
Summertown War Memorial, Outside Summertown Church Hall, Banbury Road, OX2 7EZ
OS grid reference
SP 507 093
Coordinates
51.78033, -1.26588
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Summertown War Memorial features a three-stepped octagonal base topped by an octagonal plinth. On the western side of the plinth, there is an inscription that reads: "IN THE WAY/ OF RIGHTEOUSNESS/ IS LIFE/ AND IN/ THE PATHWAY/ THEREOF/ THERE IS NO DEATH," which is a quote from Proverbs 12:28. The eastern side of the plinth has another inscription that states: "IN PROUD/ AND GRATEFUL/ REMEMBRANCE/ OF THE MEN OF/ SUMMERTOWN WHO/ NOBLY GAVE THEIR/ LIVES FOR KING/ AND COUNTRY AND/ RIGHTEOUSNESS/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918/ 1939 – 1945." Above the plinth, there is an octagonal tapering shaft topped with a Latin cross that features a Sword of Sacrifice.

Local climate

Summertown War Memorial sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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