War Memorial in the Churchyard of St Mary the Virgin Church is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 January 2005. War memorial.

War Memorial in the Churchyard of St Mary the Virgin Church

WRENN ID
weathered-moulding-cream
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 January 2005
Type
War memorial
Address
War Memorial in the Churchyard of St Mary the Virgin Church, Ilminster
OS grid reference
ST 360 145
Coordinates
50.92689, -2.91169
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The war memorial in the churchyard of St Mary the Virgin Church in Ilminster is a First World War memorial erected in 1917. It was designed by F. Bligh Bond, with sculpture work by Herbert Reed of Exeter. The memorial features a white Portland stone canopied Calvary with an octagonal cross, which stands on a grey Doulting stone stepped octagonal plinth. The plinth is inscribed with the words: "To the Memory of the Brave Men of Ilminster who gave their lives for their Country in the Great War 1914-". This memorial is notable as a work by a distinguished church restoration architect and church sculptor.

Local climate

War Memorial in the Churchyard of St Mary the Virgin Church receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% 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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