War Memorial

WAR MEMORIAL

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War Memorial. 1949.
Heritage Category:
Listed building
List Entry Number:
1392413
Date first listed:
26-Feb-2008
Statutory Address:
WAR MEMORIAL
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed building
List Entry Number:
1392413
Date first listed:
26-Feb-2008
Statutory Address 1:
WAR MEMORIAL

Location

Statutory Address:
WAR MEMORIAL

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Devon
District:
Torridge (District Authority)
Parish:
Buckland Brewer
National Grid Reference:
SS 41915 20854

Reasons for Designation

Buckland Brewer War Memorial has been listed at Grade II, for the following principal reasons: * An eloquent witness to the impact of tragic world events on this community * The competent design and craftsmanship of this war memorial, with tapered shaft and Celtic cross * The setting of the war memorial adjacent to the lych gate and outside the Grade II* church

Details

BUCKLAND BREWER

1620/0/10009 War Memorial
26-FEB-08

GV II
War Memorial. 1949.

MATERIALS: Granite.

PLAN: A stepped plinth supporting a tapered rectangular shaft surmounted by a Celtic cross. The war memorial is enclosed by a coursed rubble stone wall with coping stones and topped with iron railings. The enclosure is accessed via an iron gate.

EXTERIOR: The front face of the shaft is inscribed "TO OUR FALLEN/HEROES 1914 - 18/" followed by a list of ten names. The inscription continues on the plinth: "WORLD WAR, 1939 - 1945/" followed by a list of eight names. Four of the men commemorated returned to Buckland Brewer.

HISTORY: On the 11th November 1949 the War Memorial was unveiled by Brigadier C.H.M Peto and dedicated by local clergy and dignitaries.

SOURCES: http://www.ukniwm.org.uk/server/show/conMemorial.25862/fromUkniwmSearch/1

REASONS FOR DESIGNATION
Buckland Brewer War Memorial is designated at Grade II, for the following principal reasons:
* An eloquent witness to the impact of tragic world events on this community
* The competent design and craftsmanship of this war memorial, with tapered shaft and Celtic cross
* The setting of the war memorial adjacent to the lych gate and outside the Grade II* church

This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 8 December 2016.

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
503913
Legacy System:
LBS

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 8 December 2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/25862
War Memorials Online, accessed 8 December 2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/98299

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