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Latitude: 50.6171 / 50°37'1"N
Longitude: -3.5121 / 3°30'43"W
OS Eastings: 293120
OS Northings: 80796
OS Grid: SX931807
Mapcode National: GBR P1.HYVZ
Mapcode Global: FRA 37JF.PKF
Plus Code: 9C2RJF8Q+R5
Entry Name: Mamhead War Memorial
Listing Date: 23 August 2016
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1437471
ID on this website: 101437471
Location: Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Teignbridge, Devon, EX6
County: Devon
District: Teignbridge
Civil Parish: Mamhead
Traditional County: Devon
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon
Church of England Parish: Kenton All Saints
Church of England Diocese: Exeter
Tagged with: War memorial
A First World War memorial, erected 1926.
A First World War memorial, erected 1926.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial is carved from granite and is square on plan. It comprises a rough-hewn Latin cross which is mounted on a low plinth which in turn rests on a stone base. The front (west) face of the plinth is inscribed: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND THE MEMORY / OF THE MEN OF MAMHEAD WHO LAID DOWN / THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 / GRANT THEM ETERNAL REST O LORD / AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM. The north and south faces carry the names of the Fallen.
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.
The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of war memorials erected across England. One such memorial was erected in the churchyard of the Church of St Thomas the Apostle in Mamhead. It was unveiled on 21 February 1926 and commemorates the six men from this parish who lost their lives during the conflict.
Mamhead War Memorial of 1926 is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Design interest: a simple, yet expressive memorial in the form of a Latin cross;
* Historic interest: as a permanent testament to the sacrifices made by this community in the First World War, it is of strong historic and cultural significance both at a local and a national level;
* Group value: with the listed buildings which form its setting, namely the Church of St Thomas the Apostle (Grade II*) and a number of Grade II listed churchyard tombs.
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