Devizes and Roundway War Memorial with associated railings is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 November 2013. War memorial.
Devizes and Roundway War Memorial with associated railings
- WRENN ID
- solemn-finial-merlin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 November 2013
- Type
- War memorial
- OS grid reference
- SU 005 612
- Coordinates
- 51.35015, -1.99394
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Devizes and Roundway War Memorial is a First World War memorial dedicated in 1922, designed by the architect Francis William Troup (1859-1941).
The memorial features a curved wall made of Doulting stone, set on a stepped plinth. It has a plain central archway with a cornice and blocking course, and a bronze urn on a stone pedestal is positioned within the arch. Flanking the central arch are panelled quadrant screen walls that end in piers. Metal reliefs of laurel wreaths are located at either end of the curved wall. On either side of the arch, there are three panels that hold bronze plaques listing the names of those who lost their lives.
The wall bears the following inscription:
REMEMBER / MEN OF DEVIZES / AND ROUNDWAY / WHO FELL / IN THE WAR 1914-1919 / ALSO / THOSE WHO FELL IN THE WAR / 1939-1945 / IN MEMORY OF THE / MEN AND WOMEN / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / FOR THEIR COUNTRY / SINCE 1945
Additionally, cast iron railings on stone footings enclose a small rectangular garden, with the War Memorial positioned at its center.
Local climate
Devizes and Roundway War Memorial with associated railings receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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