Melksham War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 May 2017. War memorial. 2 related planning applications.
Melksham War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- young-hinge-heath
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 May 2017
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Melksham War Memorial, Canon Square, SN12 6LX
- OS grid reference
- ST 903 638
- Coordinates
- 51.37319, -2.14056
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Melksham War Memorial is a memorial cross dating to 1919, constructed by Messrs H Davis and Son of Melksham to the design of Lawrence A Turner FSA. It is built of dressed Doulting stone.
The memorial comprises a gabled Latin cross, topped with a floreate capital, set upon a tapering shaft. Below this is a square double plinth with four steps leading up to an octagonal base. Bronze plaques are affixed to the lower plinth, inscribed "IN MEMORY OF/ OUR MEN WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR OF/ 1914 - 1919/ (NAMES)," and to the upper plinth, "IN MEMORY OF/ OUR MEN WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)." The cross displays an IHS inscription on both faces.
The memorial stands within a post-war garden of remembrance, which includes low stone walls, planters, and a post and rail fence, situated on a traffic island to the north of the entrance to the parish churchyard. Certain features of the garden, including the walls, planters, and fence, are not considered to contribute to the group value of the memorial.
Local climate
Melksham War Memorial receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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 — 2 transactions since 1999
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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- Radon risk assessment
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