Irchester War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the North Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 August 2015. War memorial.
Irchester War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- late-column-harvest
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Wellingborough and Rushden MP: Gen Kitchen (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 August 2015
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Irchester War Memorial, Memorial Garden, Junction of High Street and Wollaston Road, NN29 7AA
- OS grid reference
- SP 925 655
- Coordinates
- 52.28076, -0.6454
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Irchester War Memorial is a limestone structure set on a sandstone base, located in an elevated railed garden off High Street. It features a 5-meter tall, square-sectioned pillar topped with a capstone that has an out-sailing cornice, above which is a domed cap. At the very top, a small Latin cross is positioned.
The front face of the memorial displays a large slate panel inscribed with "OUR GLORIOUS DEAD," listing the names of 76 individuals who fell in service. Below this, the phrase "FOR EVER IN OUR THOUGHTS" is also inscribed. Beneath the main pillar, there is another slate panel that reads "WORLD WAR II. 1939 - 1945" along with the names of 17 individuals.
On the rear of the pillar, a slate panel commemorates the Irchester men who lost their lives in the Great War, stating, "ERECTED/ BY/ PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION/ IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE IRCHESTER MEN/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1919." Additionally, a sloping stone panel at the base of the front commemorates nine villagers who were killed in an air raid on 20 May 1941.
Access to the memorial is via steps that are flanked by one-meter-high limestone walls. The surrounding sloping memorial garden, which is contemporary with the memorial, is enclosed by iron railings, and decorative gates provide access to the steps. Two modern flagpoles have been installed on either side of the memorial at the top of the garden.
Local climate
Irchester War Memorial sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% 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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