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| HER Number: | MDV107114 |
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| Name: | Whimple Victory Hall |
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Summary
The hall was established in 1920 to commemorate victory in World War I.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 044 973 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY09NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Whimple |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WHIMPLE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MEMORIAL HALL (World War I to XX - 1914 AD to 2000 AD (Between))
- 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, 247, 336; Figure 6.24b; WHI02 (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV355902.
Memorial halls (in the aftermath of the First World War at least) tended to have been more commonly erected by large places with no dominant landowners. The five memorial halls recorded for East Devon include Whimple.
Devon Community Buildings, 2014, Devon Community Buildings and Village Halls (Website). SDV356653.
The hall was established in 1920 to commemorate victory in First World War and is based on an old First World War building.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
'Victory Hall' shown.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #66637 ] |
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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. 247, 336; Figure 6.24b; WHI02. |
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| SDV356653 | Website: Devon Community Buildings. 2014. Devon Community Buildings and Village Halls. www.devonvillagehalls.co.uk. Website. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 30 2014 11:16AM |
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