Ditcheat War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 January 2016. War memorial. 1 related planning application.

Ditcheat War Memorial

WRENN ID
young-ledge-thistle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 January 2016
Type
War memorial
Address
Ditcheat War Memorial, Churchyard of St Mary Magdalene Church, Shepton Mallet, BA4 6RB
OS grid reference
ST 625 363
Coordinates
51.12499, -2.53706
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Ditcheat War Memorial is a war memorial erected around 1919, made from carved limestone. It has an octagonal shape and features a three-stepped base topped with an octagonal plinth. The plinth supports a tapering shaft with a moulded top and a stylised wheel-head cross. The front (west) face of the plinth bears the inscription: "THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF/ THE HEROES/ OF THIS PARISH/ WHO FOUGHT AND FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914–1918." Additionally, a plaque at the base of the plinth is inscribed with the words: "WE WILL REMEMBER THEM."

Local climate

Ditcheat War Memorial receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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