Corston War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 July 2015. War memorial.
Corston War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- watchful-solder-falcon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Constituency
- North East Somerset and Hanham MP: Dan Norris (Ind)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 July 2015
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Corston War Memorial, Churchyard of the Church of All Saints, Wells Road, BA2 9AP
- OS grid reference
- ST 694 652
- Coordinates
- 51.38583, -2.43994
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Corston War Memorial is located in the churchyard of the Grade II-listed Church of All Saints, near the church’s north aisle and tower. Made of Bath stone, the memorial stands approximately 2.3 meters tall and features a medieval-style lantern-cross with a canopied top adorned with ornate crocketed finials. Each side of the lantern is carved in relief with scenes from the life of Christ, including the Crucifixion. The lantern is mounted on an octagonal column that rises from a chamfered, square plinth, which is set on a square step. Flower vessels are positioned on the step next to the north and south sides of the plinth.
A copper plaque on the front of the plinth bears the main dedication: "IN MEMORY OF THE BRAVE MEN OF CORSTON/ WHO DIED IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919/ (NAMES)/ “GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS.”" A second plaque on the rear of the plinth commemorates those who died in the 1939-1945 War, stating: "THESE ALSO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE 1939-1945 WAR/ (NAMES)/ “WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.”"
Local climate
Corston War Memorial receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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