Betchworth War Memorial (In St Michael's Churchyard) is a Grade II listed building in the Mole Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 October 2006. A C20 War memorial.
Betchworth War Memorial (In St Michael's Churchyard)
- WRENN ID
- secret-brass-myrtle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mole Valley
- Constituency
- Dorking and Horley MP: Chris Coghlan (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 October 2006
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Betchworth War Memorial (In St Michael's Churchyard), Church Street
- OS grid reference
- TQ 210 496
- Coordinates
- 51.2336, -0.2677
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Betchworth War Memorial, located in the churchyard of St Michael's Church, was erected in 1920 to honor those who died in World War I. It is believed that the designer may have been Leonard Martin, a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects, who was asked to submit a design for the memorial in July 1919.
The memorial is made of stone and features a tall, slender shaft that supports a plain cross. The shaft rises from an octagonal plinth, which is set on a three-stepped octagonal base. At the top of the cross shaft, there is a dovecot design. The plinth has seven faces that display the names of twenty-eight individuals who died in World War I, while the eighth face bears the inscription: "Remember Lord, in Thy Kingdom these our brethren who lived & died in faithful service of our country 1914-1919." Additionally, eight names of those who died in World War II are inscribed around the base of the plinth. The memorial is prominently positioned in front of the west door of St Michael's Church, which is listed as Grade I.
Local climate
Betchworth War Memorial (In St Michael's Churchyard) receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% 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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