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HER Number:MDV105470
Name:World War I Memorial, St Michael's Church

Summary

Marble tablet in St Michael's church, commemorating those who died in World War I.

Location

Grid Reference:ST 206 022
Map Sheet:ST20SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishCotleigh
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishCOTLEIGH

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • WAR MEMORIAL (World War I to XXI - 1914 AD to 2100 AD (Between))

Full description

Trick, S., Cotleigh War Memorial Tablet (Ground Photograph). SDV356569.


Walls, S., 2010, The Materiality of Remembrance: Twentieth Century War Memorials in Devon, 288; Figure 6.56c; COT01 (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV355902.

The Cotleigh war memorial tablet in St. Michael's Church is below an 1826 board which describes one of the parish charities.


Read, A., + Trick, S., 2013, Blackdown Hills AONB War Memorials (Report - Survey). SDV352538.

Stone plaque with heavy relief floral border. WWII inscription appears added at later date.

'1914<br>[name]<br>1915<br>[names]<br>1917<br>[names]<br>1918<br>[names]<br>1939-1945<br>[name]<br><br>"Lest we forget."

Captains get fully spelled out name but not sorted by rank. WWII name a mix of upper and lower case characters.

12 Names recorded

Condition: Good

Surveyed: 28/07/2013


Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.


Imperial War Museum, 2014, War Memorials Archive, 25256 (Website). SDV356253.

Marble tablet in St Michael's church, commemorating those who died in World War I.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV352538Report - Survey: Read, A., + Trick, S.. 2013. Blackdown Hills AONB War Memorials. Digital.
SDV355681Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #64910 ]
SDV355902Post-Graduate Thesis: Walls, S.. 2010. The Materiality of Remembrance: Twentieth Century War Memorials in Devon. University of Exeter. Digital. 288; Figure 6.56c; COT01.
SDV356253Website: Imperial War Museum. 2014. War Memorials Archive. www.ukniwm.org.uk. Website. 25256.
SDV356569Ground Photograph: Trick, S.. Cotleigh War Memorial Tablet. Blackdown Hills War Memorial Project. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV15219Part of: St Michael's Parish Chuch, Cotleigh (Building)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Apr 29 2014 3:33PM