War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 May 2010. Memorial.
War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- vast-steeple-vale
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 May 2010
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- War Memorial, A378, Curry Rivel
- OS grid reference
- ST 392 252
- Coordinates
- 51.02295, -2.86795
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The war memorial in Curry Rivel was erected in 1920 and is constructed from Ham stone. It features an octagonal plan and is positioned on a semi-circular dais set back from the road. The memorial consists of an octagonal plinth topped by a tapering square shaft, which is crowned with a fleur-de-lys cross. It stands on a four-stepped octagonal base. Inscribed panels on five sides of the plinth commemorate and list the local men who lost their lives in the First and Second World Wars. The front face of the plinth bears the inscription: 'LEST WE FORGET / TO THE HONOURED / MEMORY OF THE MEN / OF CURRY RIVEL WHO / FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1918 / ALSO IN THE MEMORY / OF THE FALLEN IN / THE 1939-1945 WAR'. The southeast and southwest sides of the plinth are inscribed with the names of the fallen. The memorial was dedicated on 7 November 1920, reflecting the significant period of memorial building following the First World War. It holds historic interest as a poignant reminder of the impact of these tragic events on the community and has good visual group value with other listed buildings at 'Bell Corner'.
Local climate
War Memorial receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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