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| HER Number: | MDV106624 |
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| Name: | Uffculme War Memorial |
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Summary
Large stone memorial tablet set within a paved area on the edge of the Memorial Park, inscribed with the names of those who gave their lives in both World Wars.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 065 125 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST01SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Uffculme |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | UFFCULME |
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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
Walls, S., 2010, The Materiality of Remembrance: Twentieth Century War Memorials in Devon, 262-4; Figures 6.36, 6.51; UFF01 (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV355902.
Examples of large stone war memorials in East Devon occur in three parishes adjacent to each other, at Willand, Culmstock, and Uffculme, and may have derived some influence from the nearby Wellington memorial. The Uffculme War Memorial Stone which is set within a defined paved area, which is further emphasised by the placement of wreaths, and because the location is set within the war memorial park.
Google, 2014, Google Streetview (Website). SDV355684.
Large inscribed stone tablet set in a paved area with railings on three sides, on the edge of a small park. 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, 25387 (Website). SDV356253.
Granite tablet with lead lettering set within a small park. Inscription: THESE GROUNDS WERE BOUGHT AND/ LAID OUT BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION/ AND DEDICATED TO THE PUBLIC/ OF UFFCULME/ IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THOSE WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ AND WHOSE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED BELOW/ (NAMES)/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)/ FOR GOD, KING AND COUNTRY
War Memorials Trust, 2014, War Memorials Online (Website). SDV355854.
Photograph taken in 2005 shows inscribed stone tablet set in a small park in the village centre.
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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| SDV355854 | Website: War Memorials Trust. 2014. War Memorials Online. http://www.warmemorialsonline.org.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. 262-4; Figures 6.36, 6.51; UFF01. |
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| SDV356253 | Website: Imperial War Museum. 2014. War Memorials Archive. www.ukniwm.org.uk. Website. 25387. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV106625 | Part of: Uffculme Memorial Garden (Park/Garden) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 9 2014 12:58PM |
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