Irthlingborough Scouts War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the North Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. War memorial.
Irthlingborough Scouts War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- solemn-grate-lake
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Wellingborough and Rushden MP: Gen Kitchen (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Irthlingborough Scouts War Memorial, Irthlingborough Old Cemetery, St Peters Way, NN9 5WB
- OS grid reference
- SP 948 705
- Coordinates
- 52.32489, -0.60971
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Irthlingborough Scouts War Memorial is located in plot 269 of Irthlingborough Cemetery and marks the grave of Arthur Thompson, one of those commemorated. Likely supplied by a local monumental mason, the memorial features a white marble headstone with a kerb surrounding the grave, which includes corner posts. The interior is filled with marble chippings and has a central flower vase.
The headstone has a pedimented top, prominently displaying the Scout fleur-de-lis badge carved in high relief, with a scroll beneath it. Below this, in black lettering, the stone is inscribed with the words: "TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF THE SCOUTS OF IRTHLINGBOROUGH (12 NAMES) WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES DURING THE WAR 1914-1919." Additionally, the kerb features an inscription in applied metal letters that records the burial of Arthur Thompson.
Local climate
Irthlingborough Scouts 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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