Chesham War Memorial, including the surrounding stone kerb and outer fence is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 March 2015. A 20th century War memorial.
Chesham War Memorial, including the surrounding stone kerb and outer fence
- WRENN ID
- endless-remnant-sunrise
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Constituency
- Chesham and Amersham MP: Sarah Green (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 March 2015
- Type
- War memorial
- OS grid reference
- SP 959 017
- Coordinates
- 51.70624, -0.61232
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Chesham War Memorial, unveiled in 1921 and designed by sculptor Arthur George Walker, is a significant tribute located on a traffic island on The Broadway. The memorial features a life-size statue of a British infantryman made of Portland stone, depicted in full battle dress, carrying a backpack and additional kit, standing at ease with both hands resting on the muzzle of his rifle.
The statue is mounted on a tall pedestal that rests on a square base. To the south of the pedestal are two tapering Portland stone pillars set on square bases, which bear the names of those who fell in the Second World War. The pedestal itself has relief panels on its sides; the western panel shows a naval gun crew, while the eastern panel depicts a group of pilots around a biplane. The names of the deceased are inscribed on six bronze panels attached to the front (south) and rear (north) of the pedestal. The central panels on each side feature arched tops adorned with laurel wreaths, with the front panel enclosing a Latin cross and the rear panel displaying the dates 1914 - 1918. The front central panel carries the inscription: ‘TO THE/ GLORIOUS MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF/ THIS TOWN WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES/ AND TO HONOUR/ ALL WHO SERVED/ OR SUFFERED IN/ THE CAUSE OF GOD/ KING AND COUNTRY/ THEIR DEEDS LIVE AFTER THEM/ FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH/ 1914 – 1918’. The 185 names are listed alphabetically, without rank or indication of service or regiment.
Surrounding the memorial is a garden area defined by a stone kerb and a low chain link fence suspended on wooden posts.
Local climate
Chesham War Memorial, including the surrounding stone kerb and outer fence 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 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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