War Memorial South of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 May 2006. War memorial. 2 related planning applications.
War Memorial South of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- keen-gable-auburn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 May 2006
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- War Memorial South of Church of St Mary, Abbey Street, Cerne Abbas, DT2 7JQ
- OS grid reference
- ST 665 011
- Coordinates
- 50.80937, -2.47555
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The war memorial south of St Mary's Church in Cerne Abbas was erected in 1921, with the architect remaining unknown. It features a largely plain rectangular column or cairn on a stepped base made of coursed rock-faced Portland stone, with panels of knapped flint and a shallow pyramidal cap. The monument is set on a concrete plinth. A bronze memorial plaque on its south face lists the names of those who died in World War I, while two smaller panels were added later to honor the fallen of World War II and the Falklands War. Above the World War I plaque is a small bronze wreath, and there are panels of knapped local flint nodules on each side.
The memorial was unveiled on 1st July 1921. Although its architectural style is restrained and austere, it serves as a poignant reminder of the human cost of recent conflicts, including the Falklands War, and continues to be a focal point for commemoration and remembrance in the village.
Local climate
War Memorial South of Church of St Mary receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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