War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. War memorial. 1 related planning application.
War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- quartered-casement-plum
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Richmond and Northallerton MP: Rishi Sunak (Con)
- Country
- England
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- War Memorial, Market Place, Leyburn
- OS grid reference
- SE 111 904
- Coordinates
- 54.30993, -1.83045
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The War Memorial in Leyburn, dating from around 1920 with alterations made around 1947, is constructed from granite with sandstone walling and iron railings. This Saxon cross type memorial is situated within its own railed area, which is defined by a low stone wall topped with iron railings and features an iron gate on the south side.
The memorial is elevated on three square stone steps, with the upper step on the south side inscribed with the words "Erected near the site of the old market cross which was removed in 1837." The north side bears the names of those who died in the Second World War. The tapering square base includes a panel on the south side listing the names of those who died in the Great War, while the east and west faces display the years "1914" and "1918" in sunk panels. The square cross shaft features a sword carved on both main faces, and the circular cross above has plain and simple mouldings.
Local climate
War Memorial receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 53 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 32 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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