Beer War Memorial Cross, including steps, railings and gate to front is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 February 2017. Memorial.
Beer War Memorial Cross, including steps, railings and gate to front
- WRENN ID
- tall-steeple-umber
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth MP: Richard Foord (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 February 2017
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- Beer War Memorial Cross, including steps, railings and gate to front, The Churchyard, Church of St Michael, Fore Street, EX12 3HT
- OS grid reference
- SY 229 893
- Coordinates
- 50.69876, -3.09275
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Beer War Memorial Cross is a granite structure located outside the Church of St Michael’s, at the junction of Fore Street and Church Hill, and opposite the Conduit Head. This memorial cross stands 6 meters tall and features a floriated cross head. The cross shaft rises from a square pedestal, which is set on a three-stepped, octagonal base. The churchyard walls in front of the memorial are cut back, with a stepped enclosure that is separated from the road by railings and a gate.
The main dedicatory inscription, made of applied metal letters on the front face of the pedestal, reads: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE GALLANT MEN FROM THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WARS 1914 – 1919 1939 – 1945." The names of those who served in the First World War are listed on the sides of the pedestal, while the front face of the upper step of the base bears the phrase "THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD." The names of those who served in the Second World War are recorded on the middle stage of the base.
Local climate
Beer War Memorial Cross, including steps, railings and gate to front receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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