Sunbury War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Spelthorne local planning authority area, England. War memorial.

Sunbury War Memorial

WRENN ID
muffled-hammer-rowan
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Spelthorne
Constituency
Spelthorne MP: Lincoln Jopp (Con)
Country
England
Type
War memorial
OS grid reference
TQ 101 692
Coordinates
51.41145, -0.4175
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Sunbury War Memorial is a First World War memorial, with an addition for the Second World War, unveiled in 1920. It is made of Portland stone, incorporating marble on the plinth, and stands on a York stone base.

Located on the west side of Green Street, in front of recreation grounds established in the early 20th century, the memorial features a cross with a square plinth, rising from an octagonal base with two steps. The cross has capped arms and a carved crusader sword on the front, with the blade extending down the top of the slightly tapered shaft. The shaft has a break at the tip, and the lower half features shallow fielded panels. The square base of the shaft is adorned with a moulded laurel wreath on each face. The plinth is detailed with a moulded dentil cornice and a stepped, ogee moulded base, with each side displaying an inscribed marble panel and angle pilasters decorated with moulded palm fronds.

The front face of the memorial is inscribed with a tribute to the Sunbury men who served during the First World War, detailing their sacrifices. Below this inscription is a table commemorating those who fell in the Second World War and subsequent engagements. The other three faces of the memorial display plaques inscribed with the names of the fallen, listed by surname, followed by their initials and rank.

Local climate

Sunbury 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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