Oxford University Press War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 June 2017. A C20 Memorial. 34 related planning applications.
Oxford University Press War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- bitter-remnant-hawk
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Oxford
- Constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon MP: Layla Moran (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 June 2017
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- Oxford University Press War Memorial, Great Clarendon Street, OX2 6DP
- OS grid reference
- SP 508 068
- Coordinates
- 51.75846, -1.26534
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Oxford University Press War Memorial is a monument dedicated to those who served in the First and Second World Wars, erected in 1920 by an unknown architect.
Constructed from carved Portland stone, the memorial is located at the south west side of the main quadrangle of the University Printing House, facing south west. It features a free-standing square pillar approximately 1.5 metres high, which stands on a square stone base and is surrounded by a gravelled area enclosed on three sides by a low wall. The pillar is set on a chamfered square base and topped with an architrave, a plain frieze, and a projecting cornice, culminating in a moulded, chamfered cap stone that forms a small dome.
On the south west side of the pillar, the coat of arms of the University of Oxford is carved in relief. Below this, an inscription reads: "TO THE MEMORY / OF THE MEN FROM / THE OXFORD / UNIVERSITY PRESS / WHO DIED FOR / THEIR COUNTRY IN / THE GREAT WAR. / 1914 – 1918." The names of those who fell are inscribed on the north and south sides, with the names of those from the Second World War listed on the south side, beneath the dates 1939 – 45.
Local climate
Oxford University Press 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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- No sale records on file
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