Daventry War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 July 2014. War memorial.
Daventry War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- burning-alcove-larch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 July 2014
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Daventry War Memorial, Holy Cross Church, Abbey Street, Northants
- OS grid reference
- SP 575 626
- Coordinates
- 52.2593, -1.15774
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Daventry War Memorial was granted faculty in 1921 and dedicated in 1922. It is located behind the Grade I listed Church of Holy Cross and the Grade II listed Abbey Building and Daventry District Council offices.
The memorial features a Latin cross with a relief sword, set on a tapered pedestal with a two-stepped plinth, and is surrounded by two steps and paving. There are four name panels around the pedestal, with two panels containing inset lead lettering that lists the names of 114 individuals who served from 1914 to 1918. The names from 1939 to 1945 are inscribed on a stone plaque on the front face of the pedestal, along with an additional lead plaque on a stone at the base of the cross, which details the losses from both World Wars.
The memorial is positioned within the northern boundary of the churchyard, landscaped with rubble stone terracing and a boundary wall facing the street. Gated steps provide access to the memorial.
Local climate
Daventry War Memorial receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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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