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HER Number:MDV106803
Name:Halwell World War I Memorial Board, St Leonard's Church

Summary

Carved wooden memorial board in honour of those who died in World War I.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 777 532
Map Sheet:SX75SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishHalwell and Moreleigh
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishHALWELL

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • WAR MEMORIAL (World War I - 1914 AD to 1918 AD (Between))

Full description

Walls, S., 2010, The Materiality of Remembrance: Twentieth Century War Memorials in Devon, Figure 5.13d; HAL02 (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV355902.


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


Unknown, 2014, With the British Army in Flanders (Website). SDV356126.

Photograph shows a dark oak nowy-headed board with carved border decoration. At the top is the inscription 'TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND/IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ (8 names) /WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE OF/KING AND COUNTRY/1914 - 1919. The lettering is mainly black, but with the first letter of some words, and the first letter of the names, in gold lettering.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV355681Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV355902Post-Graduate Thesis: Walls, S.. 2010. The Materiality of Remembrance: Twentieth Century War Memorials in Devon. University of Exeter. Digital. Figure 5.13d; HAL02.
SDV356126Website: Unknown. 2014. With the British Army in Flanders. http://thebignote.com. Website.

Associated Monuments

MDV7632Part of: Halwell, St Leonard (Building)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Apr 22 2014 3:16PM