Preshute War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 2018. War memorial.
Preshute War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- watchful-ember-reed
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 February 2018
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Preshute War Memorial, St George's Churchyard, Preshute Lane, Manton, Marlborough, SN8 4HQ
- OS grid reference
- SU 180 685
- Coordinates
- 51.41583, -1.74249
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Preshute War Memorial is a First World War memorial built in 1919, with additions for the Second World War. It is located on a raised mound in the churchyard of the Church of St George, which is a Grade II*-listed building, to the south-east of the chancel.
The memorial is made of granite and features a tall, tapering Latin cross that rises from a rough-hewn, four-sided, tapering plinth. The inscriptions and names are presented in incised lettering on the plinth and the cross shaft.
The main inscription is found in a recessed panel on the east face of the plinth, which reads, "IN MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF PRESHUTE/ WHO FELL IN THE WAR/ 1914 – 1919." Above this, on the east face of the shaft, are the 16 names of those who died in the First World War, positioned below a carved cross pattée symbol within a circle.
On the north face of the plinth, the dates "1939 – 1945" are incised into a recessed panel. Above this, on the north face of the shaft, are the 8 names of those who died in the Second World War.
Local climate
Preshute War Memorial 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 lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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