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| HER Number: | MDV106826 |
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| Name: | Kingsbridge World War II Frame and Light |
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Summary
Framed memorial and sanctuary lamp, in honour of those who died in World War II, both military and civilian.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 734 444 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX74SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Kingsbridge |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | KINGSBRIDGE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WAR MEMORIAL (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Walls, S., 2010, The Materiality of Remembrance: Twentieth Century War Memorials in Devon, KIN03 (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV355902.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Unknown, 2014, With the British Army in Flanders (Website). SDV356126.
Photograph shows a wooden framed memorial with the inscription 'TO THE GLORY OF GOD/and in honoured memory of the Men, Women and /Children of Kingsbridge who gave their lives in the /War of 1939 - 1945, this Sanctuary Lamp is dedicated'. This if followed by the names of those in the armed forces, in three columns, followed by those killed in enemy action over Kingsbridge from 2nd January 1943 - 10th February 1943.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #66337 ] |
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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. KIN03. |
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| SDV356126 | Website: Unknown. 2014. With the British Army in Flanders. http://thebignote.com. Website. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV7241 | Part of: St. Edmund, Kingsbridge (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 24 2014 10:48AM |
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