Weymouth Cenotaph is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 January 2009. Memorial. 2 related planning applications.
Weymouth Cenotaph
- WRENN ID
- inner-garret-grain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- South Dorset MP: Lloyd Hatton (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 January 2009
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- Weymouth Cenotaph, the Esplanade, DT4 7NR
- OS grid reference
- SY 681 797
- Coordinates
- 50.61701, -2.45133
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Weymouth Cenotaph is a First World War memorial located on The Esplanade, completed in 1921 and adapted in 1949 to honor those who died in the Second World War. It features a cenotaph-type design made of Portland stone, adorned with bronze plaques.
The memorial consists of a tall, slender pier that is stepped at the top, raised on shallow steps and a rectangular plinth. The upper parts of the pier display wreaths on the northwest and southeast faces, surrounding inscriptions from 1914 to 1919 and a decorative relief depicting Christ being born aloft by angels. Bronze panels on all four sides of the pier list the names of those who died in World War One, with the southeast face also stating the memorial's purpose. The plinth has a stone panel on the northwest face inscribed with a dedication to the citizens of the borough who made the supreme sacrifice during the Second World War, along with three bronze plaques commemorating those who died in that conflict.
The memorial is enclosed by low iron railings. It was unveiled on November 6, 1921, to honor the fallen of the Great War, and additional plaques were added on May 8, 1949, for the victims of World War Two. The Weymouth Cenotaph stands as a significant symbol of the community's response to the tragedies of war and is thoughtfully positioned along the seafront, contributing to its architectural quality and craftsmanship. It also has group value with several nearby listed buildings, including the D-Day Port Memorial to the south.
Local climate
Weymouth Cenotaph receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2016
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