Above Derwent War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 June 2018. War memorial.
Above Derwent War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- half-solder-sable
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lake District National Park
- Constituency
- Penrith and Solway MP: Markus Campbell-Savours (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 June 2018
- Type
- War memorial
- OS grid reference
- NY 241 237
- Coordinates
- 54.60276, -3.17539
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Above Derwent War Memorial is a First World War memorial that was unveiled in 1921, with additional names of the fallen added after the Second World War. It is made of stone and is situated at the center of a triangular plot of natural ground on the north side of the old A66. The memorial features a Celtic cross on a tapering shaft, which is set on a plinth and base. The cross has 'HIS' carved at its center, a Greek key design around the wheel, and raised knot work decoration on the head and part of the shaft. The lower section of the shaft and the plinth display the First World War inscriptions in incised and blackened lettering. The names of those who served in the Second World War are listed on a slate tablet affixed to the front riser of the base. The inscription reads: IN MEMORY OF/ THOSE FROM/ ABOVE DERWENT/ WHO SERVED IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ OF WHOM THE FOLLOWING/ GAVE THEIR LIVES/ (Names)/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names).
Local climate
Above Derwent 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 96% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 32 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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