Netherfield Works, Kendal War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 February 2017. War memorial.
Netherfield Works, Kendal War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- carved-niche-birch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 February 2017
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Netherfield Works, Kendal War Memorial, Lound Road, Cumbria, LA9 7DZ
- OS grid reference
- SD 516 919
- Coordinates
- 54.32054, -2.74419
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Kendal War Memorial, located in the grounds of the former K Shoes factory known as Netherfield Works near Nether Bridge, is made of Westmorland Green Slate. It stands on a stone-paved area with a curved stone wall as a backdrop.
The memorial features a Celtic-style wheel-head cross, with the front face adorned with carved Scandinavian interlace designs surrounding a central boss at the cross-head. This cross is mounted on a rectangular tapered shaft, which also has interlace designs in panels. One panel includes a relief inscription that reads: "IN HONOUR OF THE MEN OF NETHERFIELD WORKS WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 TO 1918 AND IN UNDYING REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE HERE NAMED WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY" followed by the names of the individuals.
Above the shaft is a two-tiered plinth that displays the names of those who served, also carved in relief. An additional inscription added later states: "HERE ALSO ARE ADDED THE NAMES OF ALL FROM HERE AND ELSEWHERE WHO SERVING GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR OF 1939 – 1945," followed by more names.
The plinth is set on a two-stepped base.
Local climate
Netherfield Works, Kendal War Memorial sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,430 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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