Burma War Memorial to the North of the Market House is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1975. War memorial.

Burma War Memorial to the North of the Market House

WRENN ID
first-floor-elder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Taunton and Wellington MP: Gideon Amos (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 July 1975
Type
War memorial
OS grid reference
ST 227 245
Coordinates
51.01495, -3.10294
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Burma War Memorial, located to the north of the Market House, commemorates the dead of Prince Albert's Somersetshire Light Infantry from the Third Burmese War of 1885-86-87. This memorial features an ashlar Celtic cross with a tapering shaft, which stands on a plinth consisting of three high steps. The cross and shaft are adorned with decorative Celtic details, primarily interlace patterns and some foliage panels on the south side. The names of significant battle honours, including Egypt, Burmah, Azim Curh, and Jellalabad, are carved in thick letters near the base, with full battle losses provided in inset lead letters. The memorial was relocated to its current position in 1996. It is part of an important group with nearby listed buildings, including No 1A Billet Street, No 66, the County Hotel, the Brendon Bar, and No "8" East Street, as well as those in Cheapside and Fore Street.

Local climate

Burma War Memorial to the North of the Market House receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% 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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