Woolverton war memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 March 2017. War memorial.
Woolverton war memorial
- WRENN ID
- over-cobalt-thistle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 March 2017
- Type
- War memorial
- OS grid reference
- ST 791 540
- Coordinates
- 51.28516, -2.30038
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Woolverton war memorial is a First World War memorial that was erected in 1926. It is made of Portland stone and stands approximately 4.5 meters high. The memorial features a cross of sacrifice, with the cross and octagonal shaft adorned with a relief carved inverted sword, all resting on a moulded foot. This foot is positioned on an octagonal plinth, which is elevated by three narrow stone steps.
The plinth is inscribed on three sides in a Serif font. The front face reads: "ERECTED / BY THE / VILLAGERS OF WOOLVERTON / TO THE SACRED MEMORY / OF THOSE WHO FOUGHT AND / FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1918." The right face commemorates a local soldier who died in the war, stating: "WALTER HAINE / 11TH. BN. K.R.R.C. / FRANCE / 1916." The left face carries the inscription: "THESE MEN OF OURS / UNSELFISH, UNAFRAID / WENT TO THE WORLDWIDE FIGHT / FORGET NOT HOW THEY FOUGHT / AND HOW WE PRAYED / FOR ENGLAND AND FOR RIGHT / HENRY NEWBOLT."
Local climate
Woolverton 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 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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