War Memorial East of the Church of St Mary Magdalen is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 July 2006. War memorial.
War Memorial East of the Church of St Mary Magdalen
- WRENN ID
- vacant-wicket-dawn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- East Hampshire MP: Damian Hinds (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 July 2006
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- War Memorial East of the Church of St Mary Magdalen, Farnham Road, Sheet, East Hampshire
- OS grid reference
- SU 758 245
- Coordinates
- 51.01563, -0.92066
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The war memorial located east of the Church of St Mary Magdalen in Petersfield was built in 1920 from Cornish granite. It features a Latin cross with a rock-faced finish and smooth-cut edges, standing on a tapered pedestal that is set on a rectangular base. The pedestal displays three slate plaques inscribed with the names of 20 local men who died in the First World War, along with a dedication that reads: "1914-1919 Remember with thanksgiving the true and faithful men who in these years of war went forth from this place for God and the right. The names of those who returned not again are here inscribed to be honoured for evermore." After the Second World War, a concrete block with a slate panel was added to the memorial, listing the names of an additional six men who fell during that conflict.
The memorial was dedicated by Reverend W.H. Thomas, the vicar of the church, on November 18, 1920, and was unveiled by Lieutenant Colonel J.F.N. Baxendale. This memorial holds significant historical and cultural importance, both locally and nationally, and has group value with the Church of St Mary Magdalen.
Local climate
War Memorial East of the Church of St Mary Magdalen receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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