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Latitude: 51.1766 / 51°10'35"N
Longitude: -3.9728 / 3°58'22"W
OS Eastings: 262194
OS Northings: 143775
OS Grid: SS621437
Mapcode National: GBR KV.63DX
Mapcode Global: VH4MF.3P3D
Plus Code: 9C3R52GG+JV
Entry Name: War Memorial
Listing Date: 24 July 2007
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1392088
English Heritage Legacy ID: 503308
ID on this website: 101392088
Location: Kentisbury, North Devon, EX31
County: Devon
District: North Devon
Civil Parish: Kentisbury
Traditional County: Devon
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon
Church of England Parish: Kentisbury St Thomas
Church of England Diocese: Exeter
Tagged with: War memorial
KENTISBURY
1544/0/10013 War Memorial
24-JUL-07
GV II
War memorial, post 1918.
MATERIALS: constructed of light grey granite.
DESCRIPTION: The memorial has a tapering square plinth, rising to square shaft, topped by a wheel headed cross. The whole is set within a walled enclosure cutting with metal posts bearing two simple chains.
A granite plaque on the north face of the plinth bears the text:
`In memory of/(5 names)/ who fell in the Great War 1914 -1919 / the glorious dead.'
The memorial is set within a walled memorial garden with wrought iron gates.
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANCE: War memorials are valued because of their continued relevance to society, acting both as a focal point for formal memorial services and providing a poignant reminder of the human cost of recent conflict. This example in Kentisbury is associated with other listed memorials and buildings and its composition although simple, is elegant and well handled.
SOURCES: http://www.roll of honour.com
This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 8 December 2016.
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