War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Torridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 February 2008. War memorial.
War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- graven-facade-brook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Torridge
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock MP: Sir Geoffrey Cox (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 February 2008
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- War Memorial, Buckland Brewer
- OS grid reference
- SS 419 208
- Coordinates
- 50.96536, -4.25268
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Buckland Brewer War Memorial, built in 1949, is made of granite. It features a stepped plinth that supports a tapered rectangular shaft topped with a Celtic cross. The memorial is enclosed by a coursed rubble stone wall with coping stones and iron railings, which can be accessed through an iron gate.
On the front face of the shaft, the inscription reads "TO OUR FALLEN/HEROES 1914 - 18/" followed by a list of ten names. The plinth continues with "WORLD WAR, 1939 - 1945/" and includes eight names, four of whom returned to Buckland Brewer.
The memorial was unveiled on 11th November 1949 by Brigadier C.H.M Peto, with dedication by local clergy and dignitaries. It serves as a poignant reminder of the impact of world events on the community and is noted for its skilled design and craftsmanship, as well as its prominent location next to the lych gate and outside the Grade II* church.
Local climate
War Memorial sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 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 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 2 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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