North Cowton War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 August 2016. War memorial.
North Cowton War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- scattered-pillar-vetch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Richmond and Northallerton MP: Rishi Sunak (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 August 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- North Cowton War Memorial, High Street, DL7 0HG
- OS grid reference
- NZ 283 039
- Coordinates
- 54.43004, -1.56382
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The North Cowton War Memorial is a Grade II listed structure made of white marble, set on sandstone flags and surrounded by iron railings. The memorial features a tapering marble pillar topped with a crown, upon which rests a draped urn adorned with a carved wreath. The pillar is mounted on a square plinth that rises from a two-stepped base and stands approximately 3 meters high.
The inscriptions are crafted in lead lettering. The pillar bears a dedicatory inscription that reads: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND / IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF / THE FOLLOWING / WHO GALLANTLY DIED / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 – 1918." The names of the men from the parish who fell in the First World War are listed on the plinth below.
On the top step, there is an inscription that reads: "1939 – 1945 (NAME) / ERECTED BY THE PARISHIONERS OF / NORTH AND SOUTH COWTON."
The memorial is situated on a small area paved with flagstones and is enclosed by iron railings.
Local climate
North Cowton War Memorial receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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