Mells War Memorial is a Grade II* listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 January 1969. War memorial.
Mells War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- under-banister-sedge
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 January 1969
- Type
- War memorial
- OS grid reference
- ST 729 491
- Coordinates
- 51.24088, -2.38936
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Mells War Memorial features a Tuscan column made of Purbeck marble, topped with a figure of St George slaying the dragon. The column stands on a tall, narrow, square pedestal made of Portland stone, which bears the inscription: "THE GREAT WAR 1914-18/ WE DIED IN/ A STRANGE LAND/ FACING/ THE DARK CLOUD/ OF WAR/ AND THIS STONE/ IS RAISED TO US/ IN THE HOME/ OF OUR DELIGHT/ MCMXIV & MCMXIX." Above the pedestal is a cross.
On either side of the pedestal, there are panels of Portland stone inscribed with the names of those who fell. Curved flanking walls made of coursed and squared Doulting rubble extend outward from either side, stepping back at each end. Above these walls is a formal yew hedge.
On either side of the central recess for wreaths, there are plain stone benches set on solid bellied plinths. Above each bench are circular memorial plaques from 1945 inscribed with "MCMXXXIX/ MCMXLV," along with the names of the fallen. The benches are positioned on a shallow ashlar platform that has two steps, extending across the front of the memorial.
Local climate
Mells 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 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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