War Memorial in churchyard of St James, Rudry is a Grade II listed building in the Caerphilly local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 5 March 1999. A 20th Century War memorial.
War Memorial in churchyard of St James, Rudry
- WRENN ID
- grey-clay-bittern
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Caerphilly
- Constituency
- Caerphilly MP: Chris Evans (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 5 March 1999
- Type
- War memorial
- Period
- 20th Century
- OS grid reference
- ST 193 865
- Coordinates
- 51.57213, -3.16556
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The war memorial in the churchyard of St James in Rudry is designed in the Celtic-cross style and is made of polished granite. It stands on a stepped plinth, with a square base that has tapering sides and a ramped top. The shaft of the memorial is also tapered and features a ring-headed cross adorned with interlace ornament in relief. Engraved in black-painted letters on the shaft and base is a legend that commemorates those who died in the 1914-18 war, along with the names of those who died in the 1939-45 war added to the side of the base.
Local climate
War Memorial in churchyard of St James, Rudry 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 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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