War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 October 2009. War memorial.
War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- fallow-attic-pigeon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 October 2009
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- War Memorial, High Street, Rode
- OS grid reference
- ST 805 539
- Coordinates
- 51.28464, -2.28083
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The war memorial in Rode was erected in 1920 and designed by local architect Edwin Wooley. Made of Portland stone, it features a square plan surrounded by stone bollards connected by chains. The memorial includes a decorated Latin cross head atop an octagonal shaft, which stands on a square plinth raised on three steps. Attached to the plinth are plaques, all renewed in 2008, with three commemorating local men who lost their lives during the First World War. The inscriptions, in black painted lettering, express a tribute to the fallen and include a quote about their bravery. Additional plaques honor those from Rode who died in both the Great War and the Second World War. This memorial serves as a significant reminder of the community's loss during the First World War and was funded through public subscription, costing £220. It holds cultural and historic importance and has group value with nearby listed buildings.
Local climate
War Memorial receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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