West Molesey War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Elmbridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 August 2015. War memorial.
West Molesey War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- ragged-steeple-frost
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Elmbridge
- Constituency
- Esher and Walton MP: Monica Harding (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 August 2015
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- West Molesey War Memorial, Memorial Garden, Walton Road, Surrey, KT8 2JG
- OS grid reference
- TQ 134 684
- Coordinates
- 51.40334, -0.36984
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
West Molesey War Memorial is located in a memorial garden on the north side of Walton Road. The garden is separated from the street by iron railings and enclosed with a wooden panel fence, featuring shrubberies and two garden seats. The memorial itself is a 5.5-meter tall rectangular pillar made of Portland stone, topped with a segmental pediment and a low rectangular block. It stands on a two-stage base that rises from a low step and is surrounded by a square pavement, accessible via a path from the street.
On the front face of the memorial, a raised panel features a carved wreath with ribbons at the top, encircling the dedication "PRO PATRIA." Below the wreath, the inscription reads: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF WEST MOLESEY WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR (NAMES) GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS 1914 + 1918."
The rear of the pillar has a raised panel with the general inscription "THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 TO OUR GLORIOUS DEAD." The name of a serviceman who died in the Second World War is carved on the front face of the upper stage of the base, with a small bronze plaque below it that reads "ALSO THOSE WHO DIED 1939-45." Each side of the pillar is decorated with a swag of cloth and leaves, carved in relief.
Local climate
West Molesey War Memorial 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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