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| HER Number: | MDV107076 |
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| Name: | Sidmouth World War II Memorial Tablet, Church of St Giles and St Nicholas |
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Summary
Marble plaque in the west porch of the church, in memory of those who died in World War II.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 125 873 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY18NW |
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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 | SIDMOUTH |
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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, 351; SID003 (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV355902.
The majority of the war memorials found in the porches can be categorised as rolls of honour, the sole exception being the Sidmouth war memorial tablets which replicate many of the characteristics of rolls of honour.
Brine, M. E., 2013, War Memorials (Website). SDV351333.
This marble plaque (photograph) hangs in the entrance porch of the church a few feet away from the actual memorial.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Imperial War Museum, 2014, War Memorials Archive, 25410 (Website). SDV356253.
Wall-mounted stone tablet placed within a wooden frame on the north wall of the west porch. Incised inscription in blue and black lettering, dates in gilt.
Inscription: TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351333 | Website: Brine, M. E.. 2013. War Memorials. http://www.devonheritage.org/WarMemorials.htm. Website. |
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| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #66599 ] |
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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. 351; SID003. |
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| SDV356253 | Website: Imperial War Museum. 2014. War Memorials Archive. www.ukniwm.org.uk. Website. 25410. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV11052 | Part of: St Giles Parish Church (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 22 2014 11:01AM |
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