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| HER Number: | MDV106617 |
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| Name: | Sowton War Memorial |
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Summary
Arched brick memorial with stone cross above, inscription and carved angel set in niche below. In honour of the men of Sowton who served in World War I.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 976 926 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX99SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Sowton |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOWTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WAR MEMORIAL (World War I to XX - 1918 AD to 1938 AD (Between))
Full description
Walls, S., 2010, The Materiality of Remembrance: Twentieth Century War Memorials in Devon, 120, Figure 6.34e; SOW01 (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV355902.
The decorative motifs used on memorial crosses in East Devon include the Angel attached to the Sowton war memorial cross.
Google, 2014, Google Streetview (Website). SDV355684.
Arched brick structure with cross and niche set back on grass verge on one corner of the crossroads in the centre of the village. Map object based on this source.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
'War Meml' shown. Map object based on this source.
Imperial War Museum, 2014, War Memorials Archive, 25413 (Website). SDV356253.
Grey stone cross surmounts arched brick wall. Niche set into wall holds stone tablet and carved angel with hands in prayer position. Black lettering.
Inscription: IN HONOUR OF THE MEN OF SOWTON/ WHO SERVED THEIR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ (Names)
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV355684 | Website: Google. 2014. Google Streetview. http://maps.google.co.uk. Website. |
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| SDV355902 | Post-Graduate Thesis: Walls, S.. 2010. The Materiality of Remembrance: Twentieth Century War Memorials in Devon. University of Exeter. Digital. 120, Figure 6.34e; SOW01. |
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| SDV356253 | Website: Imperial War Museum. 2014. War Memorials Archive. www.ukniwm.org.uk. Website. 25413. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 1 2014 11:30AM |
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