Swimbridge War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the North Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 May 2019. Memorial.
Swimbridge War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- silent-gutter-dew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Devon
- Constituency
- North Devon MP: Ian Roome (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 May 2019
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- Swimbridge War Memorial, Church of St James, Church Lane, EX32 0PP
- OS grid reference
- SS 620 300
- Coordinates
- 51.05284, -3.96916
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Swimbridge War Memorial is a First World War memorial that includes later additions for the Second World War. It is constructed of granite and features a plain obelisk on a moulded capital, which stands above a substantial square tapered plinth and a two-stepped base. The memorial is enclosed by a square formation of eight granite posts connected by chains.
The main inscription is located on the south face and reads: "TO THE GLORIOUS DEAD" followed by seven names. The west face also lists seven names, while the north face is inscribed with the years "1914" and "1919." The east face contains another seven names. Additionally, there is a rectangular plaque attached to the north face of the plinth that commemorates the Second World War with the years "1939" and "1945," followed by five names.
Local climate
Swimbridge War Memorial sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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