Lealholm War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the North York Moors National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 February 2017. War memorial.
Lealholm War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- eternal-alcove-fen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North York Moors National Park
- Constituency
- Scarborough and Whitby MP: Alison Hume (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 February 2017
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Lealholm War Memorial, Lealholm Lane, Esk Dale, North Yorkshire, Glaisdale, YO21 2AG
- OS grid reference
- NZ 763 076
- Coordinates
- 54.45844, -0.82446
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Lealholm War Memorial is located on the verge to the south of the Church of St James the Greater and to the north of a drinking fountain near Lealholm Bridge. It is a tall wheel-head cross made of Blue Bolton Wood stone, designed in the Celtic style. The arms of the cross feature interlace patterns carved in relief. The cross shaft rises from a tapering plinth, which is set on a two-stepped base.
On the front face of the cross shaft, the main dedicatory inscription reads "LEALHOLM IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THE LOCAL MEN WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919." The front face of the plinth continues with the inscription “THESE PASSED OUT OF THE SIGHT OF MEN BY THE PATH OF DUTY AND SELF-SACRIFICE,” followed by twelve names. Below this, the dates 1939 and 1945 are displayed alongside the name commemorating those who served in the Second World War. The front face of the top step includes the inscription "LET THOSE THAT COME AFTER SEE TO IT THAT THEIR NAMES BE NOT FORGOTTEN." Additionally, the names of those who served in the First World War but returned are listed on either side of the plinth. The memorial is surrounded by a low kerb topped with round-headed railings.
Local climate
Lealholm War Memorial receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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