Ashburton War Memorial
War Memorial At Junction Of Dolbeare Road & East Street, Ashburton, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ13 7AL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1453471
- Date first listed:
- 22-Feb-2018
- List Entry Name:
- Ashburton War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- War Memorial At Junction Of Dolbeare Road & East Street, Ashburton, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ13 7AL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1453471
- Date first listed:
- 22-Feb-2018
- List Entry Name:
- Ashburton War Memorial
- Location Description:
- NGR: SX7595770080
- Statutory Address 1:
- War Memorial At Junction Of Dolbeare Road & East Street, Ashburton, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ13 7AL
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:
- War Memorial At Junction Of Dolbeare Road & East Street, Ashburton, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ13 7AL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Teignbridge (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Ashburton
- National Park:
- Dartmoor
- National Grid Reference:
- SX7595570080
Summary
A First World War memorial dating from 1921, altered following the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
Ashburton 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 conflicts of the C20
Architectural interest:
* a dignified and sombre stone cross, neatly made and well-proportioned.
Group value
* it has good group value with other listed buildings nearby, including the Coach House, the K6 Telephone Kiosk, 85 East Street and Virginia House.
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. This meant that the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. One such memorial was raised in Ashburton, 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 memorial was erected in 1921. It was altered following the Second World War to commemorate the fallen of that conflict.
Details
A First World War memorial dating from 1921, altered following the Second World War.
MATERIALS: granite.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial takes the form of a plain Latin cross with chamfered edges. It has a tapering shaft and stands atop a square plinth with a three-stepped, octagonal base.
The plinth and base have plaques bearing the names of the fallen and with the inscription IN HONOURED MEMORY/ AND/ GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/ OF 72 BRAVE MEN/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ ASHBURTON DEDICATES THIS MONUMENT/ THE PATH OF DUTY WAS THE WAY TO GLORY/ (NAMES). A further plaque reads IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ THOSE OF THIS TOWN/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-45/ (NAMES).
The base of the memorial is bounded by low iron railings.
Sources
Websites
Imperial War Museums ref. 25788, accessed 21.12.17 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/25788
War Memorials Online ref. WMO98373, accessed 21.12.17 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/98373/
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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