Brize Norton War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 March 2021. War memorial.
Brize Norton War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- sheer-brass-claret
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 March 2021
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Brize Norton War Memorial, Station Road, Carterton, OX18 3PR
- OS grid reference
- SP 300 075
- Coordinates
- 51.76602, -1.56659
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Brize Norton War Memorial is a First World War memorial built by Messrs Knowles and Son of Oxford between 1919 and 1920.
This stone memorial features a four-stepped, octagonal plinth that supports a skirted, square base. The base is topped with an octagonal transition base that has square, chamfered footings and quatrefoil motifs on four of its faces. The bottom step of the plinth has deep, chamfered mouldings at both the top and bottom. The top step is shaped like an eight-pointed star but has octagonal, chamfered footings. Rising from the base is a square-footed, tapering shaft with an octagonal section and moulded, octagonal necking. At the top, there is a decoratively-carved wheel cross with floriated arms.
On the front (south) face of the square base, there is an inscription in relief that reads: "IN GRATEFUL AND LOVING MEMORY/ OF THE BRIZE~NORTON MEN WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR ENGLAND/ AND FREEDOM. 1914~1918." Below this, flanked by a cross pattée on either side, is another relief inscription: “THEIR NAME LIVETH/ FOR EVERMORE.” The other three faces display the names of 18 local men who lost their lives in the First World War. Additionally, a further relief inscription has been added to the skirting of the square base, which reads: "1939 C. J. E. MILLIS 1945."
The enclosing railings are not included in the listing.
Local climate
Brize Norton War Memorial receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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