Huntsham War Memorial
Brampton Down Road, Huntsham, Devon, EX16 7NA
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1465463
- Date first listed:
- 07-Aug-2019
- List Entry Name:
- Huntsham War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Brampton Down Road, Huntsham, Devon, EX16 7NA
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1465463
- Date first listed:
- 07-Aug-2019
- List Entry Name:
- Huntsham War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Brampton Down Road, Huntsham, Devon, EX16 7NA
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:
- Brampton Down Road, Huntsham, Devon, EX16 7NA
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Mid Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Huntsham
- National Grid Reference:
- ST0007620356
Summary
A First World War memorial, erected after 1918.
Reasons for Designation
Huntsham 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:
* for its use of local materials.
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 Huntsham as a permanent testament to the service of local men in the First World War and the sacrifice made by six members of the local community who lost their lives in the conflict.
Little is known about the history of Huntsham War Memorial; however it appears to have been built by someone by the name of Ewings.
Details
A First World War memorial, erected after 1918.
MATERIALS: Granite.
DESCRIPTION: Huntsham War Memorial takes the form of a rough-hewn Latin cross on a three-stepped octagonal base. The east faces of the base are smooth and bear the lead lettering inscriptions. The top step of the base reads: THIS CROSS WAS / ERECTED IN REMEMBRANCE / OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH / WHO SERVED IN THE / GREAT WAR, / 1914 – 1918. The step below is inscribed AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF followed by six names, while the bottom step lists three further names followed by WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING & COUNTRY.
Sources
Websites
Imperial War Museums War Memorials Register – Huntsham, accessed 28 June 2019 from https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/25319
War Memorials Online Database - Huntsham, accessed 28 June 2019 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/179943
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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