War Memorial
WAR MEMORIAL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1392413
- Date first listed:
- 26-Feb-2008
- List Entry Name:
- War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- WAR MEMORIAL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1392413
- Date first listed:
- 26-Feb-2008
- List Entry Name:
- War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- WAR MEMORIAL
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- WAR MEMORIAL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Torridge (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Buckland Brewer
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 41915 20854
Reasons for Designation
Buckland Brewer War Memorial has been listed at Grade II, for the following principal reasons: * An eloquent witness to the impact of tragic world events on this community * The competent design and craftsmanship of this war memorial, with tapered shaft and Celtic cross * The setting of the war memorial adjacent to the lych gate and outside the Grade II* church
Details
BUCKLAND BREWER
1620/0/10009 War Memorial
26-FEB-08
GV II
War Memorial. 1949.
MATERIALS: Granite.
PLAN: A stepped plinth supporting a tapered rectangular shaft surmounted by a Celtic cross. The war memorial is enclosed by a coursed rubble stone wall with coping stones and topped with iron railings. The enclosure is accessed via an iron gate.
EXTERIOR: The front face of the shaft is inscribed "TO OUR FALLEN/HEROES 1914 - 18/" followed by a list of ten names. The inscription continues on the plinth: "WORLD WAR, 1939 - 1945/" followed by a list of eight names. Four of the men commemorated returned to Buckland Brewer.
HISTORY: On the 11th November 1949 the War Memorial was unveiled by Brigadier C.H.M Peto and dedicated by local clergy and dignitaries.
SOURCES: http://www.ukniwm.org.uk/server/show/conMemorial.25862/fromUkniwmSearch/1
REASONS FOR DESIGNATION
Buckland Brewer War Memorial is designated at Grade II, for the following principal reasons:
* An eloquent witness to the impact of tragic world events on this community
* The competent design and craftsmanship of this war memorial, with tapered shaft and Celtic cross
* The setting of the war memorial adjacent to the lych gate and outside the Grade II* church
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.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 503913
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 8 December 2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/25862
War Memorials Online, accessed 8 December 2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/98299
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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