Grendon Underwood War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 February 2013. War memorial.
Grendon Underwood War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- dusted-porch-rye
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Constituency
- Mid Buckinghamshire MP: Greg Smith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 February 2013
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Grendon Underwood War Memorial, Main Road, Opposite Grange Gardens
- OS grid reference
- SP 682 206
- Coordinates
- 51.8803, -1.00941
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Grendon Underwood War Memorial is a stone structure located in a grassed area. It features a York stone obelisk that stands 2.3 meters tall, set on a square base and pedestal with scotia moulding. The northern face of the obelisk displays a wreath in high relief, with an inscription that reads: ‘ERECTED/ TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN HONOUR OF/ THE MEN OF/ GRENDON UNDERWOOD/ WHO SERVED THEIR/ KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918./ IN MEMORIUM.’ Below this are the names of three fallen servicemen, including their rank and regiment or ship, along with the inscription ‘LEST WE FORGET.’ The eastern face lists those who were wounded or taken prisoner, while the western face honors those who also served. The southern face commemorates those from the parish who served in the Second World War, with the inscription: ‘ALSO/ IN GRATEFUL/ REMEMBRANCE OF/ ALL FROM THIS/ PARISH/ WHO SERVED/ IN THE/ SECOND WORLD/ WAR/ 1939 – 1945,’ followed by their names.
The memorial is enclosed by iron chains that connect four timber posts. An adjoining memorial bench is present but is not considered of special interest.
Local climate
Grendon Underwood War Memorial sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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