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| HER Number: | MDV107070 |
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| Name: | Sidbury World War II Memorial Bell and Plaque |
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Summary
Memorial bell and associated plaque, in memory of those who died in World War II.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 139 917 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY19SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Sidmouth |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SIDBURY |
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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, 245; SIB06, SIB08 (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV355902.
In Devon the use of bells as a commemorative form predominantly for the Second World War, can perhaps be interpreted as a result of the added symbolic significance bells had after the Second World War, having often been silenced for the majority of the conflict, with the understanding that they would only be rung to signal invasion. It is perhaps therefore not surprising that three of the four examples in the study areas are in parishes near the coast, i.e. Dittisham, Wembury, and Sidbury, which had been amongst those places at highest risk of invasion, and to whom the sound or lack of sound of the church bells had become so symbolic of the conflict.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Imperial War Museum, 2014, War Memorials Archive, 25481 (Website). SDV356253.
Plain stone tablet with incised inscription in black, gilt and red lettering.
Inscription: IN MEMORY OF/ (NAMES)/ THE SECOND (MEMORIAL) BELL OF THIS CHURCH WAS ALSO GIVEN BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION/ AND IS INSCRIBED/ 1939 - 1945/ MEMORANDI FRATRES ACIE CAESI
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #66590 ] |
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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. 245; SIB06, SIB08. |
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| SDV356253 | Website: Imperial War Museum. 2014. War Memorials Archive. www.ukniwm.org.uk. Website. 25481. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV10738 | Part of: St Peter & St Giles Parish Church, Sidbury (Building) |
| MDV107069 | Related to: Sidbury World War II Memorial Stone (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 21 2014 12:24PM |
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