Kingsteignton War Memorial
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1424312
- Date first listed:
- 24-Sept-2015
- List Entry Name:
- Kingsteignton War Memorial
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1424312
- Date first listed:
- 24-Sept-2015
- List Entry Name:
- Kingsteignton War Memorial
- Location Description:
- circa 70m north-west of church of St. Michael, within the churchyard annexe on the north side of Sandpath Road, Kingsteignton, Devon.
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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
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Teignbridge (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Kingsteignton
- National Grid Reference:
- SX8713772916
Summary
A First and Second World War memorial, first dedicated in 1921.
Reasons for Designation
The Kingsteignton War Memorial is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Architectural interest: an elegant design topped by a well carved wheel-cross;
* Group value: it forms part of a good group of listed structures including the Church of St. Michael (Grade II*) and the listed tombs and lychgate within the adjacent churchyard (all listed Grade II).
History
A memorial to commemorate the parishioners of Kingsteignton who fell during the First World War. It was paid for by public subscription and was designed by Canon Mills of Truro. It was placed in the churchyard annexe to the north-west of the church of St Michael. The annexe is contemporary with the memorial and includes a pair of gates situated opposite the memorial. The dedication ceremony took place on the 24 May 1921. The names of those who died during the Second World War were later added to the memorial. The inscriptions were originally painted white. The paint was removed in 1928 and the lettering is now (2014) painted black.
Details
A First and Second World War memorial, first dedicated in 1921.
MATERIALS: Dartmoor granite with slate tablets.
DESCRIPTION: a Maltese wheel cross with a tapering shaft mounted on a square plinth and base. On three sides of the plinth are slate tablets with inscriptions in black lettering. The front elevation (south) bears the inscription 'TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND/ IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN OF/ THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914-1919/THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE', below which are the names of those who fell during the First World War. The names of those who died during the Second World War are inscribed on tablets on either side of the memorial.
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.
Sources
Websites
Roll of Honour: KINGSTEIGNTON - WAR MEMORIAL, accessed 22 December 2014 from http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Devon/Kingsteignton.html
War Memorials Register, accessed 1 May 2015 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/25938
War Memorials Online, accessed 8 December 2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/98229
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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