Dawlish War Memorial

South-East of the Church of St Gregory the Great, Church Street

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First World War Memorial, unveiled in 1921, further names added following later conflicts. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1438687
Date first listed:: 26-Sep-2016
List Entry Name:: Dawlish War Memorial
Statutory Address:: South-East of the Church of St Gregory the Great, Church Street

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1438687
Date first listed:: 26-Sep-2016
List Entry Name:: Dawlish War Memorial
Location Description:
Statutory Address 1:: South-East of the Church of St Gregory the Great, Church Street

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: South-East of the Church of St Gregory the Great, Church Street

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Devon
District:: Teignbridge (District Authority)
Parish:: Dawlish
National Grid Reference:: SX9535476614

Summary

First World War Memorial, unveiled in 1921, further names added following later conflicts.

Reasons for Designation

Dawlish War Memorial, located to the south-east of the Church of St Gregory, Church Street, 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 and C21; * Architectural interest: an elegant design, utilising high-quality granite in a variety of finishes; * Group value: it is part of a group of listed structures, including the Church of St Gregory (Grade II*), the remains of the village cross (Grade II) and the churchyard wall (Grade II).

History

The war memorial was unveiled on 21 February 1921. It was erected on a plot of land, adjacent to the Church of St Gregory, provided by Herbert Holman of Holcombe Down and funded by public subscription. The memorial was constructed by J Easton and Son, of Northernhay Street, Exeter, and erected within its own garden surrounded by a low stone wall. Following the end of the Second World War, further names were added to one side of the memorial. A marble plaque and dedication was also added to the rear face in memory of those who have died in conflicts since 1945. A separate stone to commemorate serving members of the armed forces who have died during peace time has been placed in one corner of the memorial garden. The war memorial was re-dedicated in 2007 following a programme of cleaning.

Details

First World War Memorial, unveiled in 1921, further names added following later conflicts.

MATERIALS: grey Devonshire granite with bronze and polished marble plaques.

DESCRIPTION: a square base surmounted by a square two-tier plinth, a square shaft and a Latin cross. The original dedication is on a bronze plaque on the north face of the plinth's top tier and it reads: ‘ERECTED/TO THE MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF DAWLISH/ WHO FELL DURING THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918’. The names of the Fallen of the First World War are found on the bronze plaque below and on the west face. The east face includes a bronze plaque commemorating the names of those who died during the Second World War. Two polished-marble plaques have been added to the south face of the plinth to commemorate members of the armed forces who have died in conflicts since 1945. The dedication reads: ’THOSE WHO HAVE/ FALLEN FIGHTING FOR/ FREEDOM IN THE/ BRITISH ARMED FORCES/ SINCE 1945’.

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
War Memorials Online, accessed 08/12/2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/98301
War Memorials Register, accessed 01/09/2015 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/25860
Other
Dawlish War Memorial, Exeter and Plymouth Gazette, Monday 21 February 1921

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

The listed building(s) is/are shown coloured blue on the attached map. Pursuant to s.1 (5A) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (‘the Act’), structures attached to or within the curtilage of the listed building (save those coloured blue on the map) are not to be treated as part of the listed building for the purposes of the Act.