War Memorial 4 Metres East of the Chancel of Holy Cross Church is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 November 2005. War memorial.
War Memorial 4 Metres East of the Chancel of Holy Cross Church
- WRENN ID
- lesser-mullion-hawthorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- East Hampshire MP: Damian Hinds (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 November 2005
- Type
- War memorial
- OS grid reference
- SU 771 409
- Coordinates
- 51.16257, -0.8978
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The war memorial, located 4 metres east of the chancel of Holy Cross Church, was erected in 1921. It was designed and built by Messrs Moon and Sons of Guildford, with sculpture by J.E. Taylorson from Lavender Hill, London. Made of Portland stone, the memorial features a crucifix with hollow chamfered edges. The figure of Christ is carved in high relief from the stone. The shaft has a moulded base and stands on an octagonal pedestal, which is set on a stepped octagonal base.
The pedestal is inscribed with the words: "By the cross and passion, Good Lord deliver us. In loving remembrance, with thanksgiving and with all honour before God and man," and lists the names of 23 men who fell during the First World War, stating they "died gloriously in the service of their King and Country, between the years 1914 and 1918," along with Ernest George Cox, who died from gas poisoning in 1921. Additionally, there is a tablet on the top tier of the base commemorating 11 men who died in World War II.
The memorial was unveiled in November 1921 by Major General Sir Guy Bainbridge and dedicated by Bishop Chandler, the Rector of Bentley and former Bishop of Bloemfontein. This war memorial holds significant historical and cultural importance, both locally and nationally, and has group value with several nearby listed buildings.
Local climate
War Memorial 4 Metres East of the Chancel of Holy Cross Church receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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