War Memorial, Western Road Muncipal Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Sussex local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 March 2008. War memorial. 1 related planning application.
War Memorial, Western Road Muncipal Cemetery
- WRENN ID
- watchful-bonework-sage
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Sussex
- Constituency
- Mid Sussex MP: Alison Bennett (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 March 2008
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- War Memorial, Western Road Muncipal Cemetery, Haywards Heath, RH16 3LR
- OS grid reference
- TQ 340 238
- Coordinates
- 50.99858, -0.09055
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The War Memorial at Western Road Municipal Cemetery in Haywards Heath is a limestone and ashlar structure commemorating those who fell in war between 1914 and 1919. It features a simple carved stone crucifixion with an INRI scroll above, located on the north side of the cemetery. The crucifixion is set into a socket that rests on a four-step calvary. The socket is inscribed with the words 'PRAY FOR THE SOULS OF THOSE FALLEN IN THE WAR 1914-1919'. The memorial, which stands about 2 meters high, faces west, while the other sides are plain with no additional decoration or inscriptions.
Although not recorded on the National Inventory of War Memorials, this memorial is believed to have been erected around 1920. The Register of Graves maintained by Haywards Heath Town Council indicates that Mrs. Emma Francis Stanton purchased two plots at the cemetery for the purpose of erecting this memorial.
The War Memorial is designated at Grade II due to its simple yet elegant design, featuring a stone crucifix that reflects the impact of tragic world events on the local community.
Local climate
War Memorial, Western Road Muncipal Cemetery receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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