East Worlington War Memorial
EAST WORLINGTON WAR MEMORIAL, BOUNDY'S CROSS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1393519
- Date first listed:
- 11-Nov-2009
- List Entry Name:
- East Worlington War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- EAST WORLINGTON WAR MEMORIAL, BOUNDY'S CROSS
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1393519
- Date first listed:
- 11-Nov-2009
- List Entry Name:
- East Worlington War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- EAST WORLINGTON WAR MEMORIAL, BOUNDY'S CROSS
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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- EAST WORLINGTON WAR MEMORIAL, BOUNDY'S CROSS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- North Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- East Worlington
- National Grid Reference:
- SS7729813501
Reasons for Designation
East Worlington War Memorial is designated at Grade II, for the following principal reasons: * It forms a poignant reminder of the effects of tragic world events on this local community * The competent design and craftsmanship of this war memorial, with tapered shaft and Celtic cross, testify to the English commemorative tradition. * Although a simple monument, it is an elegant and dignified memorial that contributes to the setting of a listed building (Oak Ash and Thorn) and to its rural location.
Details
EAST WORLINGTON
1619/0/10007 BOUNDY'S CROSS
11-NOV-09
East Worlington War Memorial
II
A War Memorial for the dead of the First World War and Second World War. Probably late-1940s. Granite. A stepped octagonal base supporting a tapered rectangular shaft surmounted by a Celtic cross. The war memorial is set within a concrete plinth, enclosed by an earth embankment. The front of the plinth is faced by a dry-stone rubble wall (2009). Three front faces of the base are inscribed with names of the fallen, thirteen from First World War, four from Second World War.
HISTORY: There is no record of an opening ceremony. The memorial is likely to have been constructed in the late-1940s. The concrete plinth was refaced in 2009.
REASON FOR DESIGNATION:
East Worlington War Memorial is designated at Grade II, for the following principal reasons:
* It forms a poignant reminder of the effects of tragic world events on this local community
* The competent design and craftsmanship of this war memorial, with tapered shaft and Celtic cross, testify to the English commemorative tradition.
* Although a simple monument, it is an elegant and dignified memorial that contributes to the setting of a listed building (Oak Ash and Thorn) and to its rural location.
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:
- 506868
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 08/12/2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/52219
War Memorials Online, accessed 08/12/2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/73188
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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