Petworth War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 November 2015. War memorial. 3 related planning applications.
Petworth War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- weathered-render-harvest
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- Arundel and South Downs MP: Andrew Griffith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 November 2015
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Petworth War Memorial, Church Street, Chichester, West Sussex
- OS grid reference
- SU 976 218
- Coordinates
- 50.98767, -0.60944
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Petworth War Memorial is located prominently by the churchyard of the Church of St Mary the Virgin on Church Street in Petworth. It is set within a paved stone enclosure formed by low walls and accessed by five steps. The memorial features a tall Latin cross made of Portland stone, which has decorative mouldings at the junction of the cross piece and shaft. This cross stands on an octagonal plinth made of Portland stone, which is supported by a two-stepped base. The plinth is adorned with further decorative carved mouldings in a foliate design. The south face of the plinth bears the inscription: IN PROUD AND/ PERPETUAL/ REMEMBRANCE/ OF THE MEN OF/ PETWORTH WHO/ FOUGHT IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ LEST WE FORGET.
Additionally, a bronze plaque was later affixed to the enclosure wall, inscribed with: THIS TABLET/ COMMEMORATES/ THE MEN, WOMEN/ AND CHILDREN/ OF THIS PARISH/ WHO DIED IN THE/ WAR/ 1939-1945.
Local climate
Petworth War Memorial receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% 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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- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
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