Whitelackington War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 November 2014. War memorial. 1 related planning application.

Whitelackington War Memorial

WRENN ID
north-moulding-stoat
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 November 2014
Type
War memorial
Address
Whitelackington War Memorial, North of the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Ilminster, TA19 9EF
OS grid reference
ST 379 153
Coordinates
50.93415, -2.88426
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Whitelackington War Memorial is an early 20th-century structure made of Ham stone. The memorial faces north and features a plain obelisk that stands on a square base with three steps. The base supports a rectangular plinth, which has a chamfered base and a cornice. On the north face of the plinth, there is a recessed bronze plaque in a moulded surround, inscribed with "1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ 'THEY DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY'." The south face has an additional bronze plaque, inscribed with "1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)/ 'YE SHALL BE REMEMBERED/ BEFORE THE LORD YOUR GOD'/ NUMBERS, X. 9." The tapering shaft rising from the plinth is decorated on its north face with a bronze laurel wreath. The late 20th-century posts and rail surrounding the memorial are not considered of special architectural or historic interest and are not included in the listing.

Local climate

Whitelackington War Memorial 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 7 transactions since 1996
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
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