The Lee War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 March 2016. War memorial.
The Lee War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- old-soffit-rush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Constituency
- Mid Buckinghamshire MP: Greg Smith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 March 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- The Lee War Memorial, The Green, Lee Clump Road, HP16 9LZ
- OS grid reference
- SP 900 042
- Coordinates
- 51.72984, -0.6978
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Lee War Memorial is located at the north-eastern corner of the village green, facing Lee Clump Road. It takes the form of an Iona cross, featuring a slim, tapering granite shaft that is rectangular in section and topped with a wheel-head cross. A rope pattern decorates the edges of both the shaft and the cross head. The shaft rises from a shallow, tapering pedestal that sits on a single step made of stone blocks, which is surrounded by a narrow pavement.
The face of the wheel-head cross is adorned with carved interlace decoration. The main dedicatory inscription is located just below the wheel-head on the front face, and it reads: "TO THE/ GLORY/ OF GOD/ AND IN/ MEMORY OF/ THESE MEN/ OF THE LEE/ WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES/ FOR KING &/ COUNTRY/ HEARTH/ & HOME/ FREEDOM/ & HONOUR/ IN BRITAIN'S/ WAR AGAINST/ GERMAN/ CRUELTY &/ AGGRESSION/ (30 NAMES)/ 1914-1919."
On the rear face of the shaft, there is a relief carving of a sword, beneath which is the inscription: "THANKS BE/ TO GOD/ WHICH/ GIVETH/ US THE/ VICTORY/ THROUGH/ OUR LORD/ JESUS/ CHRIST."
The dedication for the Second World War is carved in low relief on the front face of the pedestal, stating: "1939 – 1945 (12 NAMES)." Additionally, a metal plaque on the front face of the step reads: "NINE MEN FROM THIS VILLAGE WERE SLAIN AT FROMELLES, NORTHERN/ FRANCE ON 19 JULY 1916. THEIR NAMES ARE RECORDED ON THIS WAR/ MEMORIAL AND SOIL FROM THEIR GRAVES IN FRANCE WAS BROUGHT BACK IN/ 2001 AND BURIED BENEATH THIS PLAQUE IN HONOUR AND REMEMBRANCE OF/ THEIR GALLANTRY AND SACRIFICE."
At the rear of the monument, a chain supported by low timber posts forms a boundary, with six short posts marking the perimeter of the green in front of the memorial.
Local climate
The Lee War Memorial sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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