Keswick War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 October 2016. Memorial.
Keswick War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- graven-facade-wind
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lake District National Park
- Constituency
- Penrith and Solway MP: Markus Campbell-Savours (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 October 2016
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- Keswick War Memorial, County Square, Junction of Station Street and Penrith Road, Cumbria, Cumberland, CA12 4NZ
- OS grid reference
- NY 268 234
- Coordinates
- 54.60131, -3.13426
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Keswick War Memorial is a tall stone structure situated in a triangular area of land bordered by Penrith Road, Station Street, and the River Greta. The front of the memorial faces south-west along Station Road. It features a tall pedimented pylon that stands on a rectangular platform and a three-stage base. The entablature beneath the pediment is inscribed with the years MCMXIV - MCMXIX in incised lettering. A relief carving on the front of the pylon depicts a figure of Victory, leaning on a sheathed sword adorned with laurel wreaths.
Two Honister slate plaques are affixed to the front face of the base, covering the original incised inscriptions. The upper plaque reads "TO KEEP FRESH THE MEMORY/ OF OUR BRAVE MEN WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WARS." The plaque below lists the names of 109 local men who died in the First World War. Matching slate plaques are located on the north-west and south-east sides of the memorial. The upper plaques on both sides read "1939 - 1945," while the lower plaques list the names of those who died in the Second World War.
On the rear of the memorial is a bronze plaque cast in relief that features two crossed olive branches and the inscription: "COCKERMOUTH KESWICK & PENRITH RAILWAY COMPANY/ IN PROUD & HONOURED MEMORY OF THE EMPLOYEES OF THE COMPANY/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING & COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918." Below this inscription are the names of seven individuals, along with their rank and regiment.
Local climate
Keswick War Memorial sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,400 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 97% 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, 36 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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