Steeple Ashton War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 July 2016. War memorial. 1 related planning application.
Steeple Ashton War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- late-groin-brook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 July 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Steeple Ashton War Memorial, Junction of High Street and Church Street, Trowbridge, BA14 6EL
- OS grid reference
- ST 906 569
- Coordinates
- 51.31158, -2.13555
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Steeple Ashton War Memorial is a tall stone cross located at the corner of Church Street and High Street in Steeple Ashton. At the top of the memorial is a Latin cross that rises from a decorated limestone shaft. The capital of the shaft features carved acanthus leaves, while the shaft itself is adorned with a twisting rope pattern and roses carved in low relief.
The front face of the cross shaft is inscribed with the dates 1939-1945, and the names of those who fell during the Second World War are listed on the other faces. The shaft stands on a square plinth, which bears the names of the dead from the First World War. This plinth is set on a circular base with two steps. The main dedicatory inscription on the front of the plinth reads 1914 - 1918/ OUR/ VALIANT/ DEAD.
Additionally, there is a stone flower vase inscribed with BEST KEPT/ WAR/ MEMORIAL/ 1963 on the upper step of the base, and a planter on the lower step. The memorial is situated within a paved area, which is separated from the footway by a low wall and can be accessed by two steps. These subsidiary features are not considered of special interest.
Local climate
Steeple Ashton War Memorial receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more 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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