War Memorial Cross in Forecourt of Ripon College is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 October 1984. War memorial.
War Memorial Cross in Forecourt of Ripon College
- WRENN ID
- outer-cobble-swallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame MP: Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 October 1984
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- War Memorial Cross in Forecourt of Ripon College, Cuddesdon and Denton
- OS grid reference
- SP 599 032
- Coordinates
- 51.72438, -1.13377
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The war memorial cross in the forecourt of Ripon College was built around 1920 and is made of limestone. It features a square stone plinth with a Latin inscription on three sides, raised on two steps. The base has broach-stops and supports a narrow octagonal shaft. At the top, there is an elaborate stone head with a crocketted spirelet, which includes four canopied niches that display carved scenes: the east side depicts the Crucifixion with the Virgin Mary and St John; the south side shows St Michael battling a dragon; the west side features the Virgin and child; and the north side illustrates St George and the dragon. Each scene is supported by angels holding shields. This memorial commemorates the alumni of Cuddesdon Theological College who were killed during the First World War.
Local climate
War Memorial Cross in Forecourt of Ripon College 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 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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