War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 November 2009. War memorial.
War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- young-doorway-indigo
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 November 2009
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- War Memorial, the Tyning, Freshford
- OS grid reference
- ST 786 599
- Coordinates
- 51.33798, -2.30807
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Freshford War Memorial is a war memorial built in 1922. It features a Bath stone obelisk set on a square plinth with chamfered corners and a three-stepped base. At the top of the obelisk is a bronze Eternal Flame. The south face of the plinth includes a dedication to those lost in World War I, inscribed on a slate plaque. The inscription reads, "TO THE MEN OF FRESHFORD/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 -1919," followed by a list of 17 names and the phrase, "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERYMORE." A smaller slate plaque on the top step lists four names of those lost in World War II, with the inscription "1939 - 1945."
The memorial was dedicated on 18 April 1922 and unveiled by the Marquis of Bath. The engraving of the plaque was done by George Moore, a local public house landlord and former stonemason. The memorial is recognized for its significance as a testament to the impact of world events on the community and for its use of local materials, along with the symbolic meaning of the Eternal Flame.
Local climate
War Memorial receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% 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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