Aldsworth War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 October 2012. War memorial.

Aldsworth War Memorial

WRENN ID
knotted-obsidian-crag
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cotswold
Constituency
North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 October 2012
Type
War memorial
Address
Aldsworth War Memorial, Village Green, Gloucestershire
OS grid reference
SP 156 100
Coordinates
51.78881, -1.77404
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Aldsworth War Memorial is a Grade II listed structure made of local limestone. It is set on an almost-square platform that is approximately 1.8 meters across.

The memorial takes the shape of an obelisk, standing about 3.4 meters high. It is placed in a chamfered, square socket on a tall, tapering base with a square section. Each face of the base features pediments and a moulded cornice. Below the pediments are depressed fields with moulded edges; two of these fields are blank, while the other two display carved inscriptions.

On the south face, the inscription reads: "IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF / THE FOLLOWING MEN FROM THIS VILLAGE / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 –1918," followed by the names of 13 fallen soldiers. The north side of the base includes the inscription: "ALSO TO / [the names of the three men commemorated are then listed] / WHO FELL / IN THE WORLD WAR / 1939-1945." The carved lettering on all faces is highlighted in black paint. The base is elevated on a platform with two slightly sloping steps.

Local climate

Aldsworth War Memorial receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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