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Latitude: 50.5451 / 50°32'42"N
Longitude: -3.5942 / 3°35'39"W
OS Eastings: 287137
OS Northings: 72916
OS Grid: SX871729
Mapcode National: GBR QS.C070
Mapcode Global: FRA 37CM.FKM
Plus Code: 9C2RGCW4+28
Entry Name: Kingsteignton War Memorial
Listing Date: 24 September 2015
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1424312
ID on this website: 101424312
Location: Kingsteignton, Teignbridge, Devon, TQ12
County: Devon
District: Teignbridge
Civil Parish: Kingsteignton
Built-Up Area: Kingsteignton
Traditional County: Devon
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon
Church of England Parish: Kingsteignton St Michael
Church of England Diocese: Exeter
Tagged with: Memorial
A First and Second World War memorial, first dedicated in 1921.
A First and Second World War memorial, first dedicated in 1921.
MATERIALS: Dartmoor granite with slate tablets.
DESCRIPTION: a Maltese wheel cross with a tapering shaft mounted on a square plinth and base. On three sides of the plinth are slate tablets with inscriptions in black lettering. The front elevation (south) bears the inscription 'TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND/ IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN OF/ THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914-1919/THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE', below which are the names of those who fell during the First World War. The names of those who died during the Second World War are inscribed on tablets on either side of the memorial.
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.
A memorial to commemorate the parishioners of Kingsteignton who fell during the First World War. It was paid for by public subscription and was designed by Canon Mills of Truro. It was placed in the churchyard annexe to the north-west of the church of St Michael. The annexe is contemporary with the memorial and includes a pair of gates situated opposite the memorial. The dedication ceremony took place on the 24 May 1921. The names of those who died during the Second World War were later added to the memorial. The inscriptions were originally painted white. The paint was removed in 1928 and the lettering is now (2014) painted black.
The Kingsteignton 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: an elegant design topped by a well carved wheel-cross;
* Group value: it forms part of a good group of listed structures including the Church of St. Michael (Grade II*) and the listed tombs and lychgate within the adjacent churchyard (all listed Grade II).
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