Bishop's Lydeard War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 October 2015. War memorial. 1 related planning application.
Bishop's Lydeard War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- errant-outpost-moon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 October 2015
- Type
- War memorial
- OS grid reference
- ST 168 295
- Coordinates
- 51.0595, -3.18733
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Bishop's Lydeard War Memorial is a First World War memorial dedicated in 1921, which was later altered to include the names of those who fell in the Second World War. It is made of Ham Stone and stands approximately 3.1 meters high. The monument is designed in the form of a Latin cross, inspired by the Cross of Sacrifice created by Sir Reginald Blomfield in 1918. It is positioned on an octagonal plinth that rests on a three-stepped platform. The plinth features plaques made of Portland stone honoring the First World War dead, with a central inscription that reads, 'IN GLORIOUS/ MEMORY OF THOSE/ OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES FOR THEIR/ KING AND COUNTRY/ 1914 - 1918'. Additional bronze plaques have been added to the upper step of the base to commemorate the Second World War fallen. The memorial is situated within a small enclosure that is paved and gravelled, surrounded by walls of Ham stone.
Local climate
Bishop's Lydeard War Memorial receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 22 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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