War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 November 2009. War memorial. 1 related planning application.
War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- under-loggia-lichen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 November 2009
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- War Memorial, Severalls Park Avenue, Crewkerne, TA18 8DW
- OS grid reference
- ST 441 091
- Coordinates
- 50.87881, -2.79525
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The war memorial in Severalls Park Avenue, Crewkerne, was unveiled in June 1922 to honor the 127 local men who died in the First World War. It was designed by Hubert Worthington, with the figure carved by F Worth.
The memorial is made of Cornish granite and stands on two deep octagonal steps. The upper step features the inscription: "TO THE 127 MEN OF CREWKERNE / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 / 1918." The pedestal is composed of large stone blocks that resemble a dolmen, a type of megalithic tomb. Atop this pedestal is a horizontal triangular capstone that supports a carved granite figure of a standing infantryman, which is approximately 1.35 meters tall.
The memorial's design was inspired by the war memorial in Lelant, Cornwall, but instead of a wheel-head cross, it is topped with the figure of a soldier. The figure was carved by F Wood, who had previously worked at the Penzance School of Art and was responsible for the Lelant memorial. Worthington's design also included the planting of 127 trees in Severalls Park to commemorate the fallen men.
This memorial serves as a poignant reminder of the impact of the First World War on the local community and is notable for its unique design and historical significance.
Local climate
War Memorial receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% 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.
More on this building
Sign in or create a free account to unlock:
- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.
Similar buildings
The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.
this building 1 similar nearby listed buildings
Nearby listed buildings
- Curriott House and Attached Railings
- Chards House
- Dairy House and Attached Walls and Railings
- Royal Oak Public House
- Southfield House and Attached Walls, Gate Piers and Gates
- The Hermitage and Retreat and Attached Arch and South Garden Wall
- Tudor Cottage and Attached Railings
- Unitarian Chapel and Attached Walls, Railings and Gates
- 19 and 19a, Hermitage Street
- Crown Hotel and Stable to the Rear