Brixton War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 June 2016. Memorial.
Brixton War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- crumbling-cobalt-heath
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Hams
- Constituency
- South West Devon MP: Rebecca Smith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 June 2016
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- Brixton War Memorial, Churchyard of the Church of St Mary, Devon, PL8 2AW
- OS grid reference
- SX 553 521
- Coordinates
- 50.35168, -4.03438
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Brixton War Memorial is located in the churchyard of St Mary’s Church, which is a Grade I listed building, positioned to the south of the church tower. The memorial is made of Devon granite and features a tall Latin cross with a moulded foot, rising from a broad, tapering plinth that is square in shape. This plinth is set on a two-stepped base, which is elevated from the footpath by a concrete block. On the front corners of the upper step, there are two small flower vases.
The main dedicatory inscription on the front face of the plinth states: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THE MEN OF BRIXTON/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919./ THE LORD GRANT UNTO THEM THAT THEY MAY/ FIND MERCY OF THE LORD IN THAT DAY. 2.TIM:1.18./ (13 NAMES)/ ERECTED BY THE PARISHIONERS."
On the right-hand side of the plinth, there is an inscription for the Second World War that reads: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE MEN/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR 1939-1945./ (6 NAMES)." Both inscriptions are made with applied metal lettering.
Local climate
Brixton War Memorial receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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