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Latitude: 50.8581 / 50°51'29"N
Longitude: -3.3928 / 3°23'34"W
OS Eastings: 302064
OS Northings: 107434
OS Grid: ST020074
Mapcode National: GBR LN.V693
Mapcode Global: FRA 36ST.VCZ
Plus Code: 9C2RVJ54+6V
Entry Name: Cullompton War Memorial
Listing Date: 22 June 2004
Last Amended: 15 September 2022
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1390868
English Heritage Legacy ID: 492027
ID on this website: 101390868
Location: Cullompton, Mid Devon, EX15
County: Devon
District: Mid Devon
Civil Parish: Cullompton
Built-Up Area: Cullompton
Traditional County: Devon
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon
Church of England Parish: Cullompton
Church of England Diocese: Exeter
Tagged with: War memorial
A Celtic cross war memorial of 1920 date by Eastons of Exeter.
A First World War memorial of 1920 date by Eastons of Exeter and paid for by public subscription.
MATERIALS: rock-faced granite.
DETAILS: square plinth with a large, slightly tapered pedestal in two parts, surmounted by a Celtic cross with a tapered shaft. There are bronze crossed rifles on the front of the plinth and a bronze wreath on the back of the pedestal. There is an inscription on the front of the pedestal and the names of the dead servicemen on the front and sides. The dead from the Second World War and subsequent conflicts have also been inscribed on the memorial.
Cullompton War Memorial is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
Architectural interest:
* the memorial is a dignified and sombre stone monument; a neatly made and well-proportioned Celtic cross.
* with 20 High Street (listed at Grade II) opposite and as one of a wider group in the High Street and Higher Bullring which together demonstrate the architectural development and diversity of the town.
Historic interest:
* as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact on the local community of the events of the First and Second World Wars.
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