Axbridge War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 June 2015. War memorial.
Axbridge War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- watchful-belfry-tallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills MP: Tessa Munt (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 June 2015
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Axbridge War Memorial, Church of St.John the Baptist, the Square, BS26 2AP
- OS grid reference
- ST 431 545
- Coordinates
- 51.2876, -2.81688
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Axbridge War Memorial is a First World War memorial, likely built in the early 1920s, with an additional inscription added after the Second World War. It is made from roughly-hewn granite and is prominently located next to the stepped approach to the Church of St John the Baptist, which is a Grade I listed building.
The memorial features a Celtic cross atop a tapering shaft and is set on a plinth consisting of three steps. The front (south) face displays three commemorative inscriptions. The upper step has black painted lettering that reads: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE AXBRIDGE MEN WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918." The central step lists the names of the servicemen, while the lower step states: "THEY DIED FOR YOU 'GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS.' AND THE WORLD WAR 1939-1945. NAMES." The entire structure is supported by a square stone base.
Local climate
Axbridge War Memorial receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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