Busbridge War Memorial is a Grade II* listed building in the Waverley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 February 1991. War memorial.
Busbridge War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- ruined-plinth-mist
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Waverley
- Constituency
- Godalming and Ash MP: Sir Jeremy Hunt (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 February 1991
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Busbridge War Memorial, The Churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist, Brighton Road, Godalming, GU7 1XA
- OS grid reference
- SU 978 429
- Coordinates
- 51.1775, -0.60211
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Busbridge War Memorial is a Grade II* listed structure made of Portland stone. It features a war cross designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, standing approximately 7 meters tall. The cross has a lozenge-sectioned shaft and short cross arms, which are connected to the base by stop chamfers and cyma moulding. The base is made up of four stepped rectangular blocks of varying heights, resting on a square, undercut plinth, which is set on a square platform with three low steps.
The main inscription is carved into the largest block of the base, reading "MCMXIV MCMXIX/ THEY COUNTED NOT/ THEIR LIVES DEAR/ UNTO THEMSELVES," with "MCMXXXIX MCMXXXXV" added below. There is no list of names of the Fallen on the memorial itself, as these are recorded on a plaque in the church.
The memorial is prominently located in the north-west corner of the churchyard, overlooking the junction of Brighton Road and Hambledon Road.
Local climate
Busbridge War Memorial 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 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% 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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