West Dean War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 November 2015. War memorial.
West Dean War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- fading-outpost-willow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Salisbury MP: John Glen (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 November 2015
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- West Dean War Memorial, Church of St Mary, Rectory Hill, SP5 1JQ
- OS grid reference
- SU 257 272
- Coordinates
- 51.04367, -1.63438
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The West Dean War Memorial is located in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary, which is also listed as Grade II. Made of Cornish granite, the memorial features a simple Celtic cross on a tapering shaft, which is set upon a tapering rectangular plinth that rests on a low square base. In front of the plinth is a reclining stone plaque.
The front face of the plinth has an inscription that reads: "IN MEMORY OF/ THE HEROES OF THIS VILLAGE/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918/ (4 NAMES)/ “GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, / THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS.”
Additionally, the plaque in front of the memorial includes an inscription stating: "ALSO THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939 – 1945/ (5 NAMES)." All inscriptions are incised and painted black.
Local climate
West Dean War Memorial receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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