War Memorial in the Churchyard of Holy Trinity Church
WAR MEMORIAL IN THE CHURCHYARD OF HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, CHURCH HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1396367
- Date first listed:
- 22-Dec-2005
- List Entry Name:
- War Memorial in the Churchyard of Holy Trinity Church
- Statutory Address:
- WAR MEMORIAL IN THE CHURCHYARD OF HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, CHURCH HILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1396367
- Date first listed:
- 22-Dec-2005
- List Entry Name:
- War Memorial in the Churchyard of Holy Trinity Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- WAR MEMORIAL IN THE CHURCHYARD OF HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, CHURCH HILL
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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 IN THE CHURCHYARD OF HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, CHURCH HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Teignbridge (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Buckfastleigh
- National Park:
- Dartmoor
- National Grid Reference:
- SX7421866525
Details
BUCKFASTLEIGH
1011-1/0/10001 CHURCH HILL
22-DEC-05 War Memorial in the churchyard of Holy
Trinity Church
II
War memorial. circa 1920. Hammered granite stone cross and shaft upon tapering square plinth. The inscriptions are in black painted lettering. The foot of the cross is slightly splayed containing the inscription OUR/GLORIOUS/DEAD, but otherwise is plain in detail. The inscription on the plinth reads as follows:
Front: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF BUCKFASTLEIGH/ WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRAFICE/ IN THE GREAT EUROPEAN WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ AND THE SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945/ "BLESSED ARE THE DEAD THAT DIE IN THE LORD"/ REVELATION XIV.13; Sides: List of names of those who fell in WWI; Rear: List of names of those who fell in WWII.
The cross is surrounded by cast iron railings which appear to be of a later date and are not included within the listing.
HISTORY: The memorial was erected to commemorate those who lost their lives in the First World War. The unveiling ceremony took place on 1st January 1921. The names of those who died in the Second World War were subsequently added.
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:
- 493218
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 08/12/2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/25814
War Memorials Online, accessed 08/12/2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/98347
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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