Beacon Hill War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Waverley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 October 2016. War memorial.
Beacon Hill War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- fallow-column-gilt
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Waverley
- Constituency
- Farnham and Bordon MP: Gregory Stafford (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 October 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Beacon Hill War Memorial, Churchyard of the Church of St Alban, Tilford Road, Hindhead, Surrey, Haslemere, GU26 6RB
- OS grid reference
- SU 880 368
- Coordinates
- 51.12398, -0.74387
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Beacon Hill War Memorial is made of Doulting stone and features a gabled crucifix with a carved figure of Christ on a tapered shaft. The gable has decorative carvings, and the cross displays the inscription INRI above the figure. The shaft is set on a square plinth, which rests on a two-stepped hexagonal base.
The names of the fallen are inscribed on polished plaques located on the front and side faces of the plinth, along with the date: 1914 - 1918. Ornate lettering at the base of the plinth on two sides reads: FOR THAT THE PEOPLE/ OFFERED THEMSELVES WILLINGLY.
An angled plaque attached to the steps contains the dedicatory text: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING/ MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ AND OTHERS WHO DIED FOR THEIR/ COUNTRY IN THE TWO WORLD WARS/ AND IN THANKSGIVING FOR THOSE WHO/ SERVED AND WERE KEPT SAFE THIS/ CROSS WAS ERECTED BY PARISHIONERS/ AND FRIENDS.
Additionally, a polished plaque on the back of the plinth lists the inscription: 1939 - 1945/ NAMES, with further names recorded on the side face of the plinth.
Local climate
Beacon Hill War Memorial receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% 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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