Lightwater War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Surrey Heath local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 February 2017. Memorial.
Lightwater War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- ancient-paling-raven
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Surrey Heath
- Constituency
- Surrey Heath MP: Dr Al Pinkerton (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 February 2017
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- Lightwater War Memorial, Junction of All Saints Road and Guildford Road, Windlesham, GU18 5SB
- OS grid reference
- SU 930 622
- Coordinates
- 51.35166, -0.66501
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Lightwater War Memorial is situated on a green at the junction of All Saints Road and Guildford Road in Lightwater, Surrey. Constructed from rough-hewn Cornish granite, the memorial features a wheel-head cross atop a square tapering shaft, which is adorned with a carved relief of a Sword of Sacrifice. This structure stands on a tapered square pedestal that has a smooth polished panel displaying lead inscriptions. The entire memorial is set on a single-stepped square base.
The dedication for the First World War reads: "IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF LIGHTWATER WHO FOUGHT FOR LIBERTY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1919" followed by names. On the opposite face, the dedication for the Second World War states: "SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 – 1945" followed by names.
Local climate
Lightwater War Memorial sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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