First World War memorial plinth in the churchyard of Leigh All Saints' Old Chancel is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 November 2017. War memorial.
First World War memorial plinth in the churchyard of Leigh All Saints' Old Chancel
- WRENN ID
- worn-alcove-bittern
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 November 2017
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- First World War memorial plinth in the churchyard of Leigh All Saints' Old Chancel, Cricklade, SN6 6QY
- OS grid reference
- SU 058 928
- Coordinates
- 51.63448, -1.91703
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The First World War memorial plinth is located in the churchyard of Leigh All Saints’ Old Chancel. The original plinth, dating from the 1920s, is a large square limestone block with a corniced top designed in the Classical style.
The cornice features an inscription on the north side that reads, "I WAS DEAD AND/ BEHOLD I AM ALIVE/ FOR EVERMORE." The main dedicatory inscription on the west face states, "+ TO THE PRAISE AND/ WORSHIP OF GOD & IN/ MEMORY OF THE GALLANT/ MEN FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE SERVICE/ OF THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1919/ RIP."
The south face lists five names, while the north face has three names. The east face includes a later inscription for the Second World War, stating "WORLD WAR/ 1939 – 1945" followed by four names.
The top of the memorial has an empty socket where a cross was once mounted.
Local climate
First World War memorial plinth in the churchyard of Leigh All Saints' Old Chancel receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% 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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