War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 March 2004. Memorial.
War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- low-belfry-nightshade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Thirsk and Malton MP: Kevin Hollinrake (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 March 2004
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- War Memorial, Village Green, Crakehall
- OS grid reference
- SE 244 899
- Coordinates
- 54.30457, -1.62579
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Great Crakehall War Memorial is a First World War memorial featuring a stone Celtic-style cross on a domed base. The base is inscribed with the names of those who served, while the front shaft of the cross, which faces west, includes an inscription below base relief panels depicting stylised flowers, shields (including the George Cross and lions of England), and Masonic dividers. The inscription reads, "IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR FREEDOM'S CAUSE IN THE GREAT WAR. 1914-1918." The head of the cross features a base-relief central rose with leaves on the arms, while the wheel and the sides and back of the cross are plain. The memorial is located in the churchyard of St Gregory's church on the village green. This finely carved cross holds social and historical significance and has strong group value with St Gregory's church.
Local climate
War Memorial receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% 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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