Oxford War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 December 2016. Memorial. 2 related planning applications.
Oxford War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- low-gutter-merlin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Oxford
- Constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon MP: Layla Moran (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 December 2016
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- Oxford War Memorial, St Giles', OX2 6HT
- OS grid reference
- SP 511 068
- Coordinates
- 51.75831, -1.26014
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Oxford War Memorial is located at the northern end of St Giles’ Street and stands 11.43 meters tall, constructed from Clipsham stone. It features a tapering octagonal shaft topped with a sculpted cross, which has fleur-de-lys in the angles and ends designed in a style reminiscent of the Corinthian order from classical architecture. The shaft is mounted on an octagonal pedestal, with the main side facing the City displaying the original inscription, flanked by the arms of the City and the University sculpted in stone. The other five sides, moving anti-clockwise, show a horn, a cross surrounded by thorns, a St George’s Cross, a bird, and an anchor.
One side of the pedestal includes a carved plaque with an ornate medieval-style inscription that reads "IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FOUGHT AND THOSE WHO FELL 1914–1918."
The octagonal base is raised on seven steps, with the second step being deeper and wider to allow for remembrance wreaths and occasionally serving as a seat.
After the Second World War, two additional inscriptions were added in plain letters to the steps: "AND 1939–1945" and "AND ALL OTHERS WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY."
Local climate
Oxford 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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- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2017
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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- Radon risk assessment
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