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Latitude: 50.8745 / 50°52'28"N
Longitude: -4.4852 / 4°29'6"W
OS Eastings: 225249
OS Northings: 111279
OS Grid: SS252112
Mapcode National: GBR K4.TCLR
Mapcode Global: FRA 16HS.GH5
Plus Code: 9C2QVGF7+RW
Entry Name: Kilkhampton War Memorial
Listing Date: 15 June 2017
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1447306
ID on this website: 101447306
Location: Kilkhampton, Cornwall, EX23
County: Cornwall
Civil Parish: Kilkhampton
Built-Up Area: Kilkhampton
Traditional County: Cornwall
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cornwall
Church of England Parish: Kilkhampton
Church of England Diocese: Truro
Tagged with: War memorial
A granite war memorial cross of 1921.
A war memorial cross of 1921 date.
MATERIALS: dressed granite.
DESCRIPTION: a war memorial cross on a square base and plinth. The tapering shaft rises to a wheel cross and the front (south-east) face has a sword of sacrifice carved in relief, below which is inscribed: REMEMBER/ THESE MEN/ OF/ KILKHAMPTON/ WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919. The plinth is inscribed with the names of the fallen and the rear (north-west) face is inscribed: THIS MEMORIAL/ WAS ERECTED TO/ COMMEMORATE THE MEN/ WHO HAVE SACRIFICED/ THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR/ COUNTRY IN THE GREAT/ WAR 1914 - 1919. Set in the concrete surface, and leaning against the front step is a granite slab inscribed: 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES). The four corners of the concrete slab on which the memorial was constructed are marked by granite posts that are chain-linked.
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, 3 July 2017.
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 Kilkhampton as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War.
The war memorial to men of Kilkhampton who fell in the First World War was unveiled on 17 January 1921 by Admiral Stoddart. The granite posts that surround the memorial are also of 1921 date. The names of the fallen in the Second World War were added on an additional granite tablet following that conflict.
Kilkhampton 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: a well-crafted wheel cross design in dressed granite;
* Degree of survival: the structure is unaltered;
* Group value: on a prominent road junction close to listed buildings; including the Church of St James (Grade I) and the Lych Gate to the Parish Church (Grade II).
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