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Horrabridge War Memorial

A Grade II Listed Building in Horrabridge, Devon

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.5081 / 50°30'28"N

Longitude: -4.0995 / 4°5'58"W

OS Eastings: 251222

OS Northings: 69689

OS Grid: SX512696

Mapcode National: GBR NY.K8V3

Mapcode Global: FRA 279Q.8QL

Plus Code: 9C2QGW52+65

Entry Name: Horrabridge War Memorial

Listing Date: 28 September 2018

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1459642

ID on this website: 101459642

Location: St John the Baptist Anglican Church, Horrabridge, West Devon, PL20

County: Devon

District: West Devon

Civil Parish: Horrabridge

Built-Up Area: Yelverton

Traditional County: Devon

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon

Tagged with: War memorial

Summary


First World War memorial, 1920.

Description


First World War memorial, 1920.

MATERIALS: granite.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial stands in a prominent location facing onto the main road through the village, in a walled enclosure, part of the churchyard boundary wall (Grade II) of the Church of St John the Baptist (Grade II*).

The memorial comprises a 1.5m high, plain, granite wheel-head cross, the head of which is decorated with raised roundels. The cross stands on a tall trapezoidal plinth, and the whole stands on a two-stepped square base. The whole stands on a paved are edged at the front with granite kerbstones.

The main inscription is on the front face of the plinth in leaded lettering and reads: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ THE BRAVE MEN WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918/ (16 NAMES)/ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE".

History


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 Horrabridge as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the 16 members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. The memorial was unveiled on Sunday 20 February 1921 by Major A Irving Muntz and dedicated by the Venerable E F Newman, Archdeacon of Plymouth.

The memorial stands in a stone-walled enclosure set into the boundary wall of the churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist (Grade II*). The plaque bearing the names of the 18 parishioners who fell during the Second World War was subsequently added to the enclosure wall. The piers, gates, lantern and boundary walls of the churchyard including the memorial's stone-walled enclosure are listed Grade II.

Reasons for Listing


Horrabridge War Memorial, which stands in a stone-walled enclosure set into the boundary wall of the churchyard of Church of St John the Baptist, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:

Historic interest:

* as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, and the sacrifices it has made in the conflicts of the C20.

Architectural interest:

* as a well-executed granite wheel-head cross.

Group value:

* with the Church of St John the Baptist (Grade II*) and Piers, Gates, Lantern and Boundary Walls of the Churchyard (Grade II).

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