Down Memorial About 28m North East of the North East Corner of the Chancel of the Church of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the Torridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 January 1986. Memorial.

Down Memorial About 28m North East of the North East Corner of the Chancel of the Church of St Nicholas

WRENN ID
lunar-baluster-root
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Torridge
Constituency
Torridge and Tavistock MP: Sir Geoffrey Cox (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 January 1986
Type
Memorial
Address
Down Memorial About 28m North East of the North East Corner of the Chancel of the Church of St Nicholas, Broadwoodwidger
OS grid reference
SX 411 892
Coordinates
50.68076, -4.24977
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Down memorial, located about 28 meters northeast of the northeast corner of the chancel of the Church of St Nicholas, dates from around 1914. It is made of iron and features a frame with a triangular head. Below the triangular head is an inscription panel, which is topped by a decorative wrought iron cross that contains a three-dimensional iron bell at its center. The inscription honors James and Gertrude Down, who died in 1913 and 1914. The triangular head is adorned with iron cusps, and the arms and head of the cross finish with fleur de lis. This memorial is noted for its unusual design and use of materials.

Local climate

Down Memorial About 28m North East of the North East Corner of the Chancel of the Church of St Nicholas sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,060 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 76% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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