Hersham Memorial Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Elmbridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 July 2015. War memorial.
Hersham Memorial Cross
- WRENN ID
- dreaming-nave-candle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Elmbridge
- Constituency
- Esher and Walton MP: Monica Harding (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 July 2015
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Hersham Memorial Cross, Hersham Memorial Garden, Junction of Burwood Road and Pleasant Place, Surrey, KT12 4HW
- OS grid reference
- TQ 114 641
- Coordinates
- 51.36512, -0.39992
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Hersham Memorial Cross is located in the north-east corner of Hersham Memorial Garden. Constructed from Hoptonwood stone, it stands 6 meters tall and takes the form of a Latin cross, featuring a cover over the cross-head with angled crenellations. At the intersection of the cross, there is a shield displaying the monogram IHS. The cross is supported by a tapering, octagonal shaft with a moulded foot, which rests on a square plinth. This plinth is set on a three-stepped, octagonal base.
The north-east face of the plinth includes a dedication in relief lettering that reads "IN MEMORY OF THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1919/ AND OF THE MEN OF HERSHAM/ WHO FOUGHT THEREIN." The north-west face honors those who lost their lives in the Second World War, with incised lettering stating "1939 – 1945/ TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY/ OF/ THE MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN/ OF HERSHAM/ WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/ IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR." The names of the First World War casualties are carved on the south-east face of the plinth, while the south-west face features a shield encircled by a wreath, also carved in relief.
The memorial is surrounded by flower beds and enclosed by iron railings.
Local climate
Hersham Memorial Cross sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 84% 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 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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