Paulton War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 May 2018. Memorial.
Paulton War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- buried-courtyard-elder
- 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
- 15 May 2018
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- Paulton War Memorial, High Street, Junction with Park Road, Bristol, BS39 7QG
- OS grid reference
- ST 651 564
- Coordinates
- 51.30632, -2.50194
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Paulton War Memorial is a First World War memorial built in 1921, which also commemorates those who served in the Second World War.
Constructed from Cornish granite, the memorial is prominently located on the High Street at the junction of several roads. It features a large granite wheel-head cross and a tapered shaft, which stands on a rough-hewn granite plinth. This plinth is set upon a three-stepped base. A bronze plaque on the front face of the plinth lists the names of the fallen from the Great War, topped by a laurel wreath. The inscription reads: "1914 1918/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF PAULTON WHO MADE THE SUPREME/ SACRIFICE IN THE GREAT WAR WHOSE/ NAMES ARE RECORDED ON THIS MEMORIAL/ ERECTED BY THEIR FELLOW PARISHIONERS./ (NAMES)/ 'THEY GAVE THEIR ALL.'" A second tablet was added after the Second World War, which states: "THIS TABLET IS ERECTED/ IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE/ PARISHIONERS WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES IN THE WORLD WAR/ 1939–1945/ (NAMES)."
The memorial is set within a garden of remembrance that features raised flower beds and a lawned area, enclosed by painted metal railings with pedestrian gates on the west and east sides.
Local climate
Paulton War Memorial receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% 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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