Upton Cross and Linkinhorne War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 January 2018. War memorial.
Upton Cross and Linkinhorne War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- quiet-outpost-storm
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall MP: Anna Gelderd (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 January 2018
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Upton Cross and Linkinhorne War Memorial, Liskeard, PL14 5AX
- OS grid reference
- SX 280 720
- Coordinates
- 50.52331, -4.42653
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Upton Cross and Linkinhorne War Memorial is a First World War memorial cross, with additions and alterations made after 1945, located near a crossroads.
Constructed from rock-hewn stone, the memorial is set within a rectangular enclosure of railings. It features a Celtic cross with a wheel head and a tapered shaft, resting on a stepped, rectangular base and a plinth. The memorial faces south and has moulded arms and a tapered shaft adorned with Celtic knot panels in relief. At the center of the wheel head is a boss.
The stepped plinth is inscribed on the riser of the top step with the words: “TO THE GLORY OF GOD / IN REVERED MEMORY OF THE MEN OF LINKINHORNE. / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR, / 1914 – 1919. / GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS. THAT A MAN / LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS.” Names of the fallen are recorded on the step below. In front of the lowest step, a granite tablet shaped like a rolled scroll reads: “ALSO OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE / WORLD WAR 1939 – 1945,” with additional names listed below. The plinth is enclosed by railings supported by chamfered curb stones.
Local climate
Upton Cross and Linkinhorne War Memorial sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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