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| HER Number: | MDV105197 |
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| Name: | World War I Memorial Tablet, St John the Baptist Church |
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Summary
World War I memorial tablet, within interior of St John the Baptist Church, Yarcombe
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 245 081 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST20NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Yarcombe |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | YARCOMBE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WAR MEMORIAL (World War I to XXI - 1914 AD to 2013 AD (Between))
Full description
Walls, S., 2010, The Materiality of Remembrance: Twentieth Century War Memorials in Devon, YAR01 (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV355902.
Read, A., + Trick, S., 2013, Blackdown Hills AONB War Memorials (Report - Survey). SDV352538.
Decorated tiles make up an unusual plaque. Words are surrounded by an acorn nut and leaf decorated border.
"[above names:]
TO THE GLORY OF GOD & IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN OF YARCOMBE WHO DIED FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1919
[below names:]
“THESE WHO FOR TRUTH AND FREEDOM GAVE THEIR BEST, NOW IN THE PARADISE OF GOD DO REST”"
7 names inscribed,
A beautiful and unusual memorial, well kept.
Surveyed 12/05/2013
Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.
Read, A., 2013, Yarcombe War Memorial Plaques (Ground Photograph). SDV356679.
Read, A., 2013, Yarcombe World War I Memorial Tablet (Ground Photograph). SDV356681.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV350786 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped features: #64658 ; #64659 ] |
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| SDV352538 | Report - Survey: Read, A., + Trick, S.. 2013. Blackdown Hills AONB War Memorials. Digital. |
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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. YAR01. |
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| SDV356679 | Ground Photograph: Read, A.. 2013. Yarcombe War Memorial Plaques. Blackdown Hills War Memorial Project. Digital. |
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| SDV356681 | Ground Photograph: Read, A.. 2013. Yarcombe World War I Memorial Tablet. Blackdown Hills War Memorial Project. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV1903 | Part of: St John the Baptish Parish Church, Yarcombe (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 4 2014 11:36AM |
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