War Memorial and Cross Base Immediately West of the Durant Arms Public House is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1993. War memorial.

War Memorial and Cross Base Immediately West of the Durant Arms Public House

WRENN ID
other-iron-vetch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Hams
Constituency
South Devon MP: Caroline Voaden (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 April 1993
Type
War memorial
Address
War Memorial and Cross Base Immediately West of the Durant Arms Public House, Ashprington
OS grid reference
SX 818 570
Coordinates
50.40172, -3.66363
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The war memorial, located immediately west of the Durant Arms public house in Ashprington, is built on an ancient cross base, likely from the late medieval period. It has an octagonal shape and is constructed from stone rubble, featuring a dressed stone cornice. Atop this base is a dressed granite war memorial commemorating the 1914-18 conflict, designed as a medieval cross with an octagonal shaft, pyramid steps, and short octagonal arms. This cross is set into a square socket stone that includes a lead inlaid inscription. The entire structure is placed on a raised grassy area surrounded by a stone rubble retaining wall, situated in the center of the village. The remnants of the original cross shaft and socket stone can be found in the churchyard to the south of the church.

Local climate

War Memorial and Cross Base Immediately West of the Durant Arms Public House receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 6 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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