Grange War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 August 2018. War memorial.

Grange War Memorial

WRENN ID
vast-shingle-honey
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lake District National Park
Constituency
Penrith and Solway MP: Markus Campbell-Savours (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 August 2018
Type
War memorial
Address
Grange War Memorial, Churchyard of the Church of the Holy Trinity, B5289, Cumbria, Borrowdale, Cumberland, CA12 5UQ
OS grid reference
NY 252 175
Coordinates
54.54724, -3.15697
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Grange War Memorial is a First World War memorial built in 1922, located in the churchyard of Holy Trinity Church on the B5289 in Grange, Cumbria. It is prominently positioned against the south wall of the church, facing the main road. The memorial features a wheel-head cross made of Honister slate, set on a square plinth with a single-stepped base. The front face of the cross is highly decorated with carvings of animals, vines, a laurel wreath, and strap work. The sides of both the cross and the shaft also display decorative elements.

The shaft includes a relief-carved inscription commemorating those who served in the First World War, while a tablet added to the front of the plinth features relief-carved inscriptions for the Second World War. The First World War inscription reads: "IN SACRED MEMORY OF THE MEN OF GRANGE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THE RIGHT AND THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918 (Names) THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE." The Second World War inscription includes the names and the dates "1939 – 1945 WE WILL REMEMBER THEM."

Local climate

Grange War Memorial sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,500 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% 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 53 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 31 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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