Salisbury War Memorial and railings is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 June 2011. War memorial. 3 related planning applications.
Salisbury War Memorial and railings
- WRENN ID
- twisted-render-swallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Salisbury MP: John Glen (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 June 2011
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Salisbury War Memorial and railings, Market Place, SP1 1JH
- OS grid reference
- SU 144 300
- Coordinates
- 51.06939, -1.79459
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Salisbury War Memorial, constructed of Portland stone and embellished with bronze and marble, is situated prominently in front of the Guildhall. It features a low, curved screen wall made of Portland stone blocks topped with a bronze sculpture of a lion, along with a helmet, sword, rifle, cannon, and regimental colours, all adorned with wreaths of victory. The curved north face of the memorial displays six bronze panels listing the names of 460 local men who lost their lives during the First World War. At the center is a decorative arched pediment with dedicatory marble plaques and a carved relief of the city's coat of arms. The upper plaque is inscribed: 'IN HONOUR / AND REMEMBRANCE / OF THE CITIZENS OF / SALISBURY / WHO SERVED / WHO FOUGHT WHO DIED / FOR FREEDOM HOME / AND HUMANITY / 1914-1919.' The lower panel, added after the Second World War, reads: 'FOR YOUR TOMORROW / WE GAVE OUR TODAY / WE HONOUR ALL THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE SERVICE OF THE COUNTRY IN THE / SECOND WORLD WAR AND ALL CONFLICTS SINCE / WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.' At each end of the memorial wall are lanterns featuring bronze latticework standards. Surrounding the front and sides of the memorial are ornate bronze railings with central gates at the front.
Local climate
Salisbury War Memorial and railings receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 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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