Ripley War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 August 2016. War memorial.
Ripley War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- grim-lime-sepia
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon MP: Sir Julian Smith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 August 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Ripley War Memorial, Market Place, Main Street, HG3 3AY
- OS grid reference
- SE 283 605
- Coordinates
- 54.03991, -1.56809
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Ripley War Memorial is a sandstone pillar topped with a gabled roof. It stands on an octagonal base, which is set upon a three-stepped square base.
On two opposite sides of the pillar are bronze plaques featuring a sunburst motif and inscriptions. The First World War plaque reads: "TOWNSHIP OF RIPLEY/ ROLL OF HONOUR/ TO THOSE WHO SERVED IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1919/ KILLED IN ACTION/ (NAMES OF FALLEN)/ SERVED IN H. M. FORCES/ (NAMES OF THOSE WHO SERVED AND SURVIVED)/ GOD SAVE THE KING."
The Second World War plaque states: "TOWNSHIP OF RIPLEY/ ROLL OF HONOUR/ TO THOSE WHO SERVED IN/ THE WORLD WAR 1939 – 1945/ KILLED IN ACTION/ (NAME)/ SERVED IN H. M. FORCES/ (NAMES OF THOSE WHO SERVED AND SURVIVED)/ GOD SAVE THE KING."
Local climate
Ripley War Memorial receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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