War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Peak District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 May 1974. Memorial. 3 related planning applications.

War Memorial

WRENN ID
graven-cobble-dew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Peak District National Park
Constituency
Derbyshire Dales MP: John Whitby (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 May 1974
Type
Memorial
Address
War Memorial, Rutland Square, Bakewell, Derbyshire Dales
OS grid reference
SK 217 684
Coordinates
53.21305, -1.67568
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The war memorial in Bakewell was built around 1920 to commemorate those who lost their lives in the First World War. It is constructed from ashlar sandstone and features a square base made up of three steps. Above this base is a square pedestal with a moulded plinth and corner pilasters that frame blind traceried panels displaying the dedication and names of the fallen. The pedestal is topped with a cushion base that supports a slender, tapered shaft, which transitions to a hexagonal shape and culminates in a cross. The memorial is prominently located within a roundabout, serving as a focal point for all routes entering the town.

Local climate

War Memorial sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 980 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 67% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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