West Hill (Devon) Memorial Cross
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1425101
- Date first listed:
- 11-Mar-2015
- List Entry Name:
- West Hill (Devon) Memorial Cross
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1425101
- Date first listed:
- 11-Mar-2015
- List Entry Name:
- West Hill (Devon) Memorial Cross
- Location Description:
- Village Green, Junction of School Hill and West Hill Road, West Hill, Devon, EX11 1TX
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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:
- East Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- West Hill
- National Grid Reference:
- SY0709094022
Summary
First World War memorial, 1921. Later additions for the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
West Hill (Devon) Memorial Cross, which is situated on the Green at the junction of West Hill Road and School Lane, 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;
* Design: a modest yet well-executed example of the cross type in the local stone.
History
The memorial was unveiled on 30 January 1921 by Major Morrison-Bell in remembrance of the men of West Hill who died in the First World War. Further inscriptions and names were added following the Second World War.
Details
The memorial stands on a small Green at the junction of School Lane and West Hill Road. The triangular Green is marked at each corner by three granite boulders. The memorial is made of rough-hewn Dartmoor granite and comprises a Maltese cross on a 2.5m tall tapering shaft, raised on a square plinth. The plinth stands on a two-stepped base, placed in a square, kerbed and gravelled area.
The dedication and names are recorded on the plinth in applied lead lettering. The dedication reads TO THE GLORY OF GOD & IN/ MEMORY OF THE MEN OF/ WEST HILL WHO DIED IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ (NAMES)
On the front face of the first step THEIR NAMES SHALL REMAIN FOREVER AND/ THEIR GLORY SHALL NOT BE BLOTTED OUT
The first step also carries the dedication 1939 - 1945 (NAMES)
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, 7 December 2016.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 7 December 2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/25443
War Memorials Online, accessed 7 December 2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/192919
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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