War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 January 1985. Memorial.
War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- twisted-hearth-willow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 January 1985
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- War Memorial, Market Place, Kendal
- OS grid reference
- SD 515 927
- Coordinates
- 54.32843, -2.74707
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The War Memorial in Kendal was erected in 1921 and features later additions. It has a life-size bronze statue of a World War I infantryman in marching order, positioned on a monolithic, tapered limestone plinth that is approximately 5 feet high and square in shape. The west face of the plinth displays an inscription in raised uncial lettering, while the north, south, and east faces each feature a bronze panel listing the names of those who fell in World War I. A bronze laurel wreath is placed over each corner of the plinth. The base of the plinth has a concave-moulded top edge and includes a bronze panel on each face that lists the names of those who fell in World War II. The memorial stands on two sandstone steps and is surrounded by a 20th-century chain fence that is about 18 inches high.
Local climate
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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