Combe Martin War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the North Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 April 2007. War memorial.
Combe Martin War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- twelfth-trefoil-meadow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Devon
- Constituency
- North Devon MP: Ian Roome (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 April 2007
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Combe Martin War Memorial, Church Street, EX34 0LQ
- OS grid reference
- SS 586 462
- Coordinates
- 51.19833, -4.02413
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Combe Martin War Memorial is a war memorial built in 1921 by William C. Williams and Co. It is made of light grey granite and features bronze relief plaques. The memorial has a rusticated square stepped base that leads to a tapering square plinth, which supports a square shaft topped by a wheel-headed cross. It is located within a walled memorial garden that includes wrought iron gates.
On the east face of the plinth, there is a plaque that reads: "To the honoured memory of the men of this parish who gave their lives for their country in the Great War 1914 -1919" and lists 35 names. Additionally, a bronze plaque on the steps commemorates those who fell in World War II, stating: "Also to the honoured memory of the men of this parish who gave their lives for their country in the World War 1939-45" and includes 24 names.
The memorial was unveiled by the Bishop of Exeter in 1921, and the plaque for World War II was added in the late 1940s. War memorials like this one are important as they serve as focal points for memorial services and remind us of the human cost of conflict. The Combe Martin War Memorial is elegantly designed and is associated with other listed memorials and buildings, which contributes to its significance.
Local climate
Combe Martin War Memorial sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,160 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 5 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 2 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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