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| HER Number: | MDV106446 |
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| Name: | Jacobstowe War Memorial, St James's Churchyard |
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Summary
Unusual war memorial, in the form of a lamp on a stone column, in memory of those who died in both world wars.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 586 016 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS50SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Jacobstowe |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | JACOBSTOWE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WAR MEMORIAL (World War I to World War II - 1918 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Roll-of-Honour.com, 2002-2014, Roll of Honour (Website). SDV351510.
Photograph shows a stone column supporting a lamp. This unusual memorial is located in the grounds of the parish church. The inscription reads 'IN PROUD MEMORY OF' followed by five names, then 'WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE WAR 1914-1918'. Underneath this is '1939-1945' followed by three names.
Walls, S., 2010, The Materiality of Remembrance: Twentieth Century War Memorials in Devon, JAC01 (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV355902.
Jacobstowe Column and Light in St James' churchyard; World War I and World War II.
Google, 2014, Google Streetview (Website). SDV355684.
Ornate metal lamp on top of a stone column is visible just inside the entrance to the churchyard, on the right side of the path.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
'War Meml' shown.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351510 | Website: Roll-of-Honour.com. 2002-2014. Roll of Honour. http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Devon. Website. |
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| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #65969 ] |
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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. JAC01. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV41906 | Part of: Jacobstowe Churchyard (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 13 2014 12:09PM |
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