The Peamore War Memorial
Approximately 92m NW of Peamore Cottage, A379, Alphington, Devon, EX2 9SJ
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1439014
- Date first listed:
- 26-Sept-2016
- List Entry Name:
- The Peamore War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Approximately 92m NW of Peamore Cottage, A379, Alphington, Devon, EX2 9SJ
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1439014
- Date first listed:
- 26-Sept-2016
- List Entry Name:
- The Peamore War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Approximately 92m NW of Peamore Cottage, A379, Alphington, Devon, EX2 9SJ
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.
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:
- Approximately 92m NW of Peamore Cottage, A379, Alphington, Devon, EX2 9SJ
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Teignbridge (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Shillingford St. George
- National Grid Reference:
- SX9187488301
Summary
First World War memorial, 1919, moved to its current position c1965.
Reasons for Designation
The Peamore 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 First World War, in particular Sir Trehawke Kekewich and his family who suffered considerable losses during the First World War;
* Architectural interest: a simple yet elegant design that reflects well its sombre purpose;
* Group value: it has a strong historic association with the nearby Peamore Cottage (Grade II), the home of the Kekewich family.
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. This was the result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and also the official policy of not repatriating the dead, which meant that the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. One such memorial was raised at Peamore as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War.
The building of the memorial was instigated by Mr Trehawke Kekewich on the roadside near the entrance to his residence at Peamore Cottage, to the S of Peamore Lodge. It was designed and built by Mr Herbert Read of the St Sidwell’s Art Works, Exeter.
During the First World War, all four of Kekewich’s sons volunteered for service; John, George and Hanbury died during the conflict and the fourth son, Sydney, was seriously injured. Two of Mr Kekewich's brothers, Robert and Arthur, were also killed during the conflict.
In 1965, during alterations to the junction at Peamore Lodge, the memorial was moved circa 30 metres N of its original position.
Details
First World War memorial, 1919, moved to its current position c1965.
MATERIAL: granite.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial comprises a chamfered Latin cross and shaft with decorative stops at its base. The shaft rises from a square plinth with shaped corners, set on a hexagonal base. The front face of the plinth, facing the road, bears the inscription 1914 - 1919.
The memorial stands on an elevated position at the roadside, reached by a set of steps.
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, 25 July 2017.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 8 December 2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/236514
War Memorials Register, accessed 25 July 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/72380
Other
A Wayside Memorial, Devon and Exeter Gazette, June 13 1919
Devon HER Monument Full Report: MDV73871 Peamore War Memorial
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.
Map
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