Coombe Bissett and Homington War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 August 2015. War memorial.
Coombe Bissett and Homington War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- mired-obsidian-heron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Salisbury MP: John Glen (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 August 2015
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Coombe Bissett and Homington War Memorial, The Churchyard, St Michael and All Angels Church, SP5 4LP
- OS grid reference
- SU 108 263
- Coordinates
- 51.03626, -1.84693
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Coombe Bissett and Homington War Memorial is located in the churchyard of St Michael's Church, which is a Grade I listed building, and is prominently situated just beyond the lychgate. Constructed from Portland stone, the memorial features a Maltese cross adorned with a Greek cross carved in relief, which rises from a tapering octagonal shaft. This shaft is set on an octagonal plinth, which in turn rests on a square base and three steps.
The front of the plinth displays the main inscription: "IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF/ COOMBE BISSETT AND HOMINGTON/ WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR/ KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1919." The names of those who died in the First World War are inscribed on three of the four faces of the base. An inscription on the front face of the upper step states: "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE."
Additionally, the rear face of the plinth has an inscription reading "1939 – 1945," with the names of those who fell in the Second World War listed on the base below. The name of the architect and the company that created the memorial are inscribed on the step below. All inscriptions are incised and painted black.
Local climate
Coombe Bissett and Homington War Memorial receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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