War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 April 2008. War memorial.
War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- bitter-gargoyle-dawn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington MP: Gideon Amos (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 April 2008
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- War Memorial, Queen Square, North Curry
- OS grid reference
- ST 319 253
- Coordinates
- 51.02318, -2.97234
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The war memorial in North Curry, built in 1920, is made of Ham stone and features a tall hexagonal shaft topped with a Latin cross piece. The tapered shaft rises from a base adorned with dentils, and below it is a high square plinth that has inset trefoiled panels displaying the inscription. The inscription on the plinth includes the following: on the front (south face) it reads, "THE/ GLORIOUS/ DEAD/ IN MEMORY OF THOSE/ FROM NORTH CURRY/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919"; the west and east sides list the names of those who fell in World War I; and on the rear (north face) it states, "1939-1945/ LET THOSE/ WHO CAME AFTER/ SEE TO IT/ THAT THEIR NAMES/ BE NOT FORGOTTEN," along with a list of names from World War II. The memorial is set on a base of five shallow steps and is surrounded by timber posts connected with metal chains.
The memorial was unveiled on 28th November 1920, during a time when many such memorials were being constructed in the wake of the First World War. The names of those who died in the Second World War were added later. This war memorial is recognized for its architectural quality, craftsmanship, and its significant role in commemorating the impact of war on the community, as well as its prominent location in the village, which enhances its visual connection with other listed buildings.
Local climate
War Memorial receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% 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 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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