Portesham War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 August 2015. War memorial. 1 related planning application.
Portesham War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- south-arch-coral
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 August 2015
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Portesham War Memorial, Churchyard of St Peter's Church, Church Lane, DT3 4HB
- OS grid reference
- SY 602 858
- Coordinates
- 50.67056, -2.56363
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Portesham War Memorial is a memorial dedicated to those who served in the First and Second World Wars. It was erected around 1920, with the names of those who fell in the Second World War added after 1945.
Constructed from granite set in a concrete foundation, the memorial is located in the churchyard of St Peter's Church, near the center of Portesham, facing east and positioned to the south of the Grade I listed medieval church. The memorial features a rough-hewn granite pointed cross (cross aiguisé) that rises approximately 2.5 meters high from a square plinth and a two-tier stepped base. Both the plinth and base are set diagonally and rest on a concrete foundation, which altogether stands about 1 meter high.
The south-east face of the plinth is inscribed in black lettering with the words: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF/ THOSE OF THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919/ (NAMES)." The north-east side bears the inscription: "(NAMES)/ R.I.P." There are 14 names listed for those who fell in the First World War, including their regiments. On the north-west side, the inscription reads: "1939-1945/ (NAMES)/ R.I.P," which includes seven names of those who fell in the Second World War.
Local climate
Portesham War Memorial receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2008
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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