Selsey War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Chichester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 April 2018. A C20 Memorial.
Selsey War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- fading-portal-burdock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Chichester
- Constituency
- Chichester MP: Jess Brown-Fuller (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 April 2018
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- Selsey War Memorial, The Church of St Peter, High Street, PO20 0NP
- OS grid reference
- SZ 856 936
- Coordinates
- 50.73656, -0.78818
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Selsey War Memorial is a First World War memorial that was erected in 1920. It is made of Portland stone and sandstone and is positioned along the pathway leading to the south porch of the Church of St Peter, integrated into the boundary wall of the churchyard.
The memorial features a Celtic wheel cross on a slender shaft, which is decorated with Celtic knot-work carving. It stands on a low plinth with a three-stepped base, resting on a square rough-hewn pedestal. The front face of the pedestal has an inscription that reads, "1914 TO THE GLORY OF GOD 1919/ AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF SELSEY WHO FELL IN THE/ GREAT WAR," followed by the names of 57 individuals. Below this original panel, the date 1953 and one additional name from the Korean War are also inscribed.
Flanking the cross are two inward curving quadrant rubble walls, which have ashlar copings and quoins. The copings on each side are inscribed with the dates 1939 - 1945, and there are 48 names listed on stone plaques within the walls. The semi-circular area enclosed by these walls features block paving and includes a metal bar for supporting wreaths.
Local climate
Selsey War Memorial receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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