Cross Base and War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 August 1984. Cross, memorial.
Cross Base and War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- outer-trefoil-frost
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 August 1984
- Type
- Cross, memorial
- Address
- Cross Base and War Memorial, 6 Metres South East of the South Porch, Churchyard of St Peter's Church, Church Street, Podimore, Yeovil, Yeovilton and District
- OS grid reference
- ST 545 249
- Coordinates
- 51.0218, -2.64923
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Cross Base and War Memorial is a churchyard cross dating from the 14th century, topped by a war memorial from the early 20th century. It is made of Ham stone for the base and pre-cast concrete for the upper part.
The medieval cross features a base with two octagonal steps, supporting a square socket stone that has moulded and chamfered corners. On top of this socket stone is the early 20th-century shaft, which has inscriptions on both its east and west faces. The east face reads: "IN MEMORY OF / (TWO NAMES)/ PARISHIONERS OF PODYMORE/ KILLED IN THE GREAT WAR/ APRIL 11 AND MAY 3/ RESPECTIVELY 1917/ 'PLEASANT IN THEIR LIVES./ IN THEIR DEATH NOT DIVIDED.' 2 Samuel 1.23 / (NAME)." The west face commemorates "PARISHIONERS/ OF/ PODYMORE/ BURIED IN/ THE CHURCH YARD." The shaft culminates in a cross with rectangular sections, and each face of the cross features the inscription 'IHS' within a circular panel.
Local climate
Cross Base and 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 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% 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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