War Memorial
WAR MEMORIAL, CHURCH HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1393947
- Date first listed:
- 06-Sept-2010
- List Entry Name:
- War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- WAR MEMORIAL, CHURCH HILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1393947
- Date first listed:
- 06-Sept-2010
- List Entry Name:
- War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- WAR MEMORIAL, CHURCH HILL
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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:
- WAR MEMORIAL, CHURCH HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- North Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Fremington
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 51154 32483
Reasons for Designation
The war memorial at Fremington is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Historical: as a poignant reminder of the tragic impact of world events upon this small community
* Group Value: with the nearby Church of St Peter (listed at Grade II*)
Details
FREMINGTON
1601/0/10003 CHURCH HILL
06-SEP-10 War Memorial
II
War Memorial built circa 1919.
DESCRIPTON:
A granite Celtic cross atop an elongated shaft, which stands on a tapered rectangular plinth elevated on a stone base. The names of those lost during the First World War appear on the south face of the plinth below the inscription: 'IN PROUD AND GRATEUL MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE / THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1918 ', and below this the inscription 'THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE'; the east face carries the names of the fallen of the Second World War. The war memorial stands in a prominent position within the village of Fremington, adjacent to the Church of St Peter and Fremington Manor (both listed Grade II*).
HISTORY:
Erected to commemorate the men of the parish who fell in the First World War (1914-1918). It was later used to record the names of those who fell in the Second World War (1939-1945).
SOURCES
http:/www.ukniwm.org.uk/ (United Kingdom National Inventory of War Memorials) accessed on 2 July 2010
REASONS FOR DESIGATION: The war memorial in Fremington is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Historical: as a poignant reminder of the tragic impact of world events upon this small community
* Group Value: with the nearby Church of St Peter (listed at Grade II*)
This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is 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:
- 508326
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 8 December 2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/25540
War Memorials Online, accessed 8 December 2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/98610
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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