Eggesford War Memorial
c35m to the north-east of 1, Fourways Cottages, Eggesford Fourways, Eggesford, Chulmleigh, Devon, EX18 7QU
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1452581
- Date first listed:
- 25-Jan-2018
- List Entry Name:
- Eggesford War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- c35m to the north-east of 1, Fourways Cottages, Eggesford Fourways, Eggesford, Chulmleigh, Devon, EX18 7QU
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1452581
- Date first listed:
- 25-Jan-2018
- List Entry Name:
- Eggesford War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- c35m to the north-east of 1, Fourways Cottages, Eggesford Fourways, Eggesford, Chulmleigh, Devon, EX18 7QU
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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:
- c35m to the north-east of 1, Fourways Cottages, Eggesford Fourways, Eggesford, Chulmleigh, Devon, EX18 7QU
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Mid Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Eggesford
- National Grid Reference:
- SS6842610064
Summary
First World War memorial granite cross, erected 1921.
Reasons for Designation
Eggesford War Memorial, which stands at Eggesford Fourways, 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.
Architectural interest:
* A simple yet poignant granite memorial cross;
* Unusually, the memorial has not been adapted for Second World War commemoration, and thus retains its original design intent.
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 Eggesford as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by 10 members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. A further 24 men also served but had returned from the conflict. The memorial was under construction in October 1921.
Details
The granite war memorial stands in the road junction at Eggesford Fourways. It takes the form of a plain Latin cross, standings on a three-stage base. The uppermost stage carries the inscription 1914 – 1919, incised into the front face. The principal dedication (heavily weathered at the time of writing, 2017) to the front face of the middle stage, reads IN PROUD AND HONOURED MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING MEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR GOD, KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR (line breaks unknown), below which the commemorated names are listed. The memorial is enclosed by rails and a low kerb.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 16 November 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/25314
War Memorials Register, accessed 16 November 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/67338
Devon Heritage, Eggesford War Memorial, accessed 16 November 2017 from http://www.devonheritage.org/Places/Eggesford/EggesfordWarMemorial.htm
War Memorials Online, accessed 16 November 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/228630/
Other
‘Eggesford’, Western Times, 21 October 1921, p8
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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