Mortehoe War Memorial in the Churchyard of Church of St Mary Magdalene
MORTEHOE WAR MEMORIAL IN THE CHURCHYARD OF CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1396428
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jan-2011
- List Entry Name:
- Mortehoe War Memorial in the Churchyard of Church of St Mary Magdalene
- Statutory Address:
- MORTEHOE WAR MEMORIAL IN THE CHURCHYARD OF CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1396428
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jan-2011
- List Entry Name:
- Mortehoe War Memorial in the Churchyard of Church of St Mary Magdalene
- Statutory Address 1:
- MORTEHOE WAR MEMORIAL IN THE CHURCHYARD OF CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE
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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:
- MORTEHOE WAR MEMORIAL IN THE CHURCHYARD OF CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- North Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Mortehoe
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 45716 45191
Reasons for Designation
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Details
MORTEHOE
519/0/10010 Mortehoe War Memorial in the churchyar
20-JAN-11 d of Church of St Mary Magdalene
GV II
First World War Memorial, erected circa 1920, with Second World War and Korean War additions.
MATERIALS: Granite
PLAN: It has an octagonal plan.
DESCRIPTION: The memorial takes the form of a small Celtic type wheel-head cross upon a tall and slender octagonal column, which in turn rests upon on a square plinth. Below this is a stepped hexagonal pedestal. The memorial records the names of twenty-six men of Mortehoe who fell in the Great War, eight men who fell in the Second World War and a single soldier of the Korean War. The inscription on the east (front) of the plinth reads: 'IN LOVING / REMEMBRANCE / OF OUR / GALLANT MEN / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1918 / THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY / THEIR SOULS TO THEIR GOD (NAMES) 1939-1945 / (NAMES) / 1950-53 / (NAME)'; the names of the men who fell in the First World War are carved on the plinth; those of the men who fell in the Second World War and Korean War are carved on the third step of the pedestal.
HISTORY: The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. The Mortehoe memorial was erected circa 1920 to commemorate those who fell during that war with later inscriptions added to commemorate those who fell in the Second World War and latterly, the Korean War.
SOURCES
United Kingdom National Inventory of War Memorials Reference No.25658
http://www.ukniwm.org.uk/server/show/conMemorial.25658/fromUkniwmSearch/1, accessed 23 August 2010.
REASON FOR DESIGNATION:
The war memorial at Mortehoe is designated at Grade II, for the following principal reasons:
* Social interest: it is an eloquent witness to the impact of tragic world events on this community
* Architectural interest: it is an elegantly designed stone cross that reflects its historic setting
* Historic interest: it has strong cultural and historical significance within both a local and national context
* Group value: it has strong group value with the Grade I Church of St Mary Magdalene and the Grade II lych-gate
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:
- 508779
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 8 December 2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/25658
War Memorials Online, accessed 8 December 2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/98493
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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