Stopham War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 October 2016. War memorial.
Stopham War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- blind-alcove-vale
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- Arundel and South Downs MP: Andrew Griffith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 October 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Stopham War Memorial, Village Green, Sussex, Chichester, RH20 1EE
- OS grid reference
- TQ 026 189
- Coordinates
- 50.96057, -0.54027
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Stopham War Memorial is located in the center of the village green in Sussex, in front of the Grade I-listed Parish Church of St Mary. The memorial is made of locally quarried Midhurst stone and features a five-tier octagonal stepped base. On top of this base is an octagonal plinth that is inscribed with the names of those who fell in the two world wars. Above the plinth rises a tall, tapering octagonal shaft, which is topped with a moulded collar and a Latin cross. Below the collar, there is a badge carved in relief on the front face of the shaft. At the bottom of the shaft, a cross is also carved in relief, followed by the inscription "SURSUM CORDA" in Gothic script, which means 'Lift up your hearts'.
The main inscription on the memorial reads: "IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918," with additional names inscribed on the other faces of the plinth. The rear face of the plinth is inscribed with "1939 + 1945/ (NAMES)".
Surrounding the base of the memorial are low wooden posts that carry a chain.
Local climate
Stopham War Memorial receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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