Coniston War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 2017. War memorial.
Coniston War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- low-brass-linden
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lake District National Park
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 June 2017
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Coniston War Memorial, Churchyard of the Church of St Andrew, Tiberthwaite Avenue, Cumbria, Westmorland and Furness, LA21 8DU
- OS grid reference
- SD 302 975
- Coordinates
- 54.36886, -3.0754
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Coniston War Memorial is made of sandstone and features a Celtic-style wheel-head cross atop a rectangular shaft, which is richly decorated with Scandinavian interlace carvings. The front of the cross displays intricate knotwork designs, with a central boss in the cross-head. Below this, the shaft bears an inscription in relief, carved in a Celtic-style script, which reads: "THESE MEN OF/ CONISTON/ GAVE THEIR/ LIVES FOR/ THEIR COUNTRY/ 1914 – 1918/ (NAMES)." The north side of the memorial also features similar knotwork designs on both the cross and the shaft.
On the back of the cross and shaft, there is carved interlace scrollwork that combines motifs of trees, foliage, and berries. The south side showcases a similar design representing the palms of victory and the victor's crown.
The shaft is set on a rectangular base with three steps. The top step includes the inscription "1939 – 1945," while the second step lists the three names of those who fell during that conflict.
Local climate
Coniston War Memorial sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,550 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 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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