Grasmere War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 February 2017. War memorial.
Grasmere War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- silent-threshold-honey
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lake District National Park
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 February 2017
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Grasmere War Memorial, Broadgate Recreation Ground, South Lakeland, Cumbria, Lakes, Westmorland and Furness, LA22 9RJ
- OS grid reference
- NY 338 077
- Coordinates
- 54.46115, -3.02193
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Grasmere War Memorial is made from Westmorland Green Slate and is situated on a low outcrop in Broadgate Recreation Ground in Grasmere. It features a Celtic-style wheel-head cross, with the front face adorned with carved Scandinavian interlace designs surrounding a central boss at the cross-head. The cross is mounted on a rectangular tapered shaft, which includes designs that symbolize peace and victory, such as a dove with an olive branch, a herringbone design panel, and a stag trampling a serpent, representing the Christian triumph over sin.
On the shaft, there is a relief inscription that reads: "IN HONOUR OF THE MEN/ OF GRASMERE WHO/ FOUGHT AND IN EVER/ THANKFUL MEMORY/ OF THE MEN WHO DIED/ FOR GOD, FOR KING, FOR HOME/ FOR FREEDOM, PEACE & RIGHT/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918/ 1939 – 1945."
The shaft stands on a tapered plinth with sloping shoulders, which is inscribed with: "THE IMMORTAL DEAD/ THESE DIED IN WAR THAT WE AT PEACE MIGHT LIVE/ THESE GAVE THEIR BEST, SO WE OUR BEST SHOULD GIVE/ NOT FOR THEMSELVES, FOR FREEDOM, HOME AND RIGHT/ THEY FOUGHT AND BID US FORWARD TO THE FIGHT/ SEE YE TO IT THAT THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE DIED IN VAIN."
The back face of the cross and shaft features similar carved interlace designs, possibly including the name of the makers or masons, although this is not legible. The shaft is set within a rectangular paved and kerbed enclosure.
Local climate
Grasmere War Memorial sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,440 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 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 61 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 37 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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