War Memorial, High Street, Peebles is a Grade B listed building in the Scottish Borders local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 29 March 1995. War memorial.

War Memorial, High Street, Peebles

WRENN ID
grim-oriel-sorrel
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Scottish Borders
Constituency
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale MP: David Mundell (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
29 March 1995
Type
War memorial
OS grid reference
NT 252 404
Coordinates
55.65158, -3.18903
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

Also on this page: flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

The War Memorial on High Street in Peebles was designed by B N H Orphoot in 1922. It is a hexagonal classical pavilion with an ogee dome, featuring round-arched arcading on three sides, and is built into the east wall of the Chambers Institution courtyard. The structure is made of cream sandstone ashlar.

The exterior includes round-arched keystoned openings that are separated by shallow pilasters, along with an entablature and inscriptions on the friezes. It has a dentilled eaves cornice, a tall blocking course, and squat dies above the pilasters, which are topped with swagged urn finials. The ogival copped dome has protruding ribs and is crowned by an open columned cupola, which features a fishscale lead dome topped with a ball finial.

Inside, there is a tall Celtic-type cross adorned with multi-coloured mosaic inlay. The walls feature three panels with inscriptions bordered by mosaics, and the interior of the dome is decorated with gold-coloured tiles.

Local climate

War Memorial, High Street, Peebles sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,060 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 61 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 39 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.

More on this building

Sign in or create a free account to unlock:

  • No EPC on record for this property
  • No sale records on file
  • No related consent applications matched
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
Create free account

Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.

Similar buildings

The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.

See all similar buildings →

this building   1 similar   nearby listed buildings

Nearby listed buildings

  1. 5 High Street, Peebles Grade B 13 m
  2. The Keg Lounge Bar, 11 High Street, Peebles Grade B 20 m
  3. Chambers Institution, High Street, Peebles Grade A 25 m
  4. The Keg Lounge Bar, 7 High Street, Peebles Grade B 26 m
  5. Town House, High Street, Peebles Grade A 49 m
  6. Leckie Memorial Church, Eastgate, Peebles Grade B 49 m
  7. 27 High Street, Peebles Grade B 55 m
  8. 2 High Street, Peebles Grade B 57 m
  9. 29 High Street, Peebles Grade B 59 m
  10. 6 High Street, Peebles Grade B 59 m