War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Tewkesbury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 July 1973. A Modern War memorial.
War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- floating-belfry-brook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tewkesbury
- Constituency
- Tewkesbury MP: Cameron Thomas (Ind)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 July 1973
- Type
- War memorial
- Period
- Modern
- Address
- War Memorial, the Cross, Church Street, GL20 5AB
- OS grid reference
- SO 892 326
- Coordinates
- 51.99241, -2.15758
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The War Memorial in Tewkesbury, dating from around 1920, is made of limestone. It features a tapered octagonal shaft topped with a moulded capital and a cross, all resting on an octagonal plinth that has a square base with diagonal buttresses at the center of each side, supporting four pinnacles. This structure is set on a broad three-step hexagonal base, with the lowest step having nosing, and it sits on a final rounded hexagonal platform, which is protected by six stone bollards.
The cross includes a central shield of arms, and the base displays six bronze plates inscribed with the names of the fallen, dated from 1914 to 1919. An additional plate has been added to honor those who served during the years 1939 to 1945, reading: "ALSO IN HONOUR OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY DURING THE 1939-45 WAR" and "ALSO IN HONOUR OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY IN OTHER CONFLICTS: R. D. SODEN N.IRELAND 1972."
The memorial is located at the junction of the town's three main streets, on a site that was previously home to a medieval cross, which was demolished in 1650, and later a market hall. Historical records indicate that there was once a Tolsey or Town Hall at this location, described by Dyde in 1790 as "very old and of mean appearance," which was removed to improve traffic flow. The new Town Hall was built in High Street in 1788.
Local climate
War Memorial receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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