Kingston War Memorial
The churchyard of the Church of St James the Less, Kingston, Devon, TQ7 4QE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1428352
- Date first listed:
- 17-Aug-2015
- List Entry Name:
- Kingston War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- The churchyard of the Church of St James the Less, Kingston, Devon, TQ7 4QE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1428352
- Date first listed:
- 17-Aug-2015
- List Entry Name:
- Kingston War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- The churchyard of the Church of St James the Less, Kingston, Devon, TQ7 4QE
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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:
- The churchyard of the Church of St James the Less, Kingston, Devon, TQ7 4QE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- South Hams (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Kingston
- National Grid Reference:
- SX6349847779
Summary
First World War memorial, 1921, with additions for later conflicts.
Reasons for Designation
Kingston War Memorial, situated in the churchyard of the church of St James the Less, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, and the sacrifice it has made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Group value: with the Grade II*-listed church of St James the Less.
History
Kingston War Memorial, commemorating the nine men from the village who died out of the 59 that served during the First World War, was unveiled on 20 November 1921 by Admiral Sir Lewis Bayly. The names of the villagers who died serving during the Second World War, and of one man who served in the Malaya Campaign, were added in 1995, when the memorial was re-dedicated. The lettering was restored in 2014, funded by War Memorials Trust.
Details
The memorial stands in the churchyard of the church of St James the Less (Grade II*), near the back gate. Approximately 5m tall and built of granite, it comprises a plain Latin cross on a tapering square shaft. The shaft rises from a small pedestal which stands on a tapering plinth. The plinth stands on a two-stepped, octagonal, base.
The front face of the pedestal is inscribed TO OUR / GLORIOUS DEAD / +/ with the names, regiment or ship and date of death of those who fell in the First World War listed on the plinth below. On the uppermost step of the base an inscription reads KINGSTON’S MEMORIAL/ TO HER SONS WHO FELL IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914-1918./ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN/ THAN THIS. On the rear of the plinth an inscription reads SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939-1945/ (7 NAMES)/ 1956 MALAYA/ (1 NAME). All inscriptions are in applied metal lettering, painted black.
The memorial is surrounded by a small, square, stone kerbed enclosure that is surfaced with gravel.
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.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 08/12/2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/69856
War Memorials Online, accessed 08/12/2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/137205
Other
Kingston Parish Council, Kingston Remembers (2014) published online at http://www.kingstonparishcouncil.co.uk, viewed 24/06/2015
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Map
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