King Edward's School War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Waverley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 August 2016. War memorial.
King Edward's School War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- floating-cobalt-honey
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Waverley
- Constituency
- Godalming and Ash MP: Sir Jeremy Hunt (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 August 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- King Edward's School War Memorial, Petworth Road, Witley, Surrey, Witley and Milford, GU8 5SG
- OS grid reference
- SU 949 384
- Coordinates
- 51.13746, -0.64431
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The King Edward's School War Memorial is a memorial cross made of Portland stone, situated on a green area at the eastern side of the school, facing Petworth Road. The memorial features a stone wheel cross atop an octagonal shaft, which is mounted on an octagonal plinth that rests on a three-stepped octagonal base.
The south face of the plinth has an incised inscription that reads: "THIS MEMORIAL IS ERECTED IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE BY OLD BOYS OF THE SCHOOL AND THEIR FRIENDS." On two of the east faces of the plinth, the years "1914" and "1919" are carved in relief. The final eastern face displays the inscription in relief: "LIVE THOU FOR ENGLAND WE FOR ENGLAND DIED." The north face features another incised inscription that states: "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS." On the west face of the plinth, the school shield is carved in relief. Additionally, around the top step of the base, the following is carved in relief: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE OLD BOYS AND MASTERS OF THE SCHOOL WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-19."
Local climate
King Edward's School War Memorial receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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