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HER Number:MDV107122
Name:Colyford Memorial Hall

Summary

Memorial Hall, built after World War II, with a memorial board inside the building.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 249 924
Map Sheet:SY29SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishColyton
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishCOLYTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • MEMORIAL HALL (XX - 1901 AD to 2000 AD (Between))

Full description

Walls, S., 2010, The Materiality of Remembrance: Twentieth Century War Memorials in Devon, 247, 336; COL41-42 (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV355902.

Of the five memorial halls recorded for East Devon, Colyford was the only one built after World War II. War memorial board inside.


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


Imperial War Museum, 2014, War Memorials Archive, 46031 (Website). SDV356253.

Plain rectangular wooden board in the memorial hall, with painted inscription: IN MEMORY OF THOSE FROM THIS VILLAGE OF/ COLYFORD, WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)

Sources / Further Reading

SDV355681Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #66645 ]
SDV355902Post-Graduate Thesis: Walls, S.. 2010. The Materiality of Remembrance: Twentieth Century War Memorials in Devon. University of Exeter. Digital. 247, 336; COL41-42.
SDV356253Website: Imperial War Museum. 2014. War Memorials Archive. www.ukniwm.org.uk. Website. 46031.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jun 2 2014 1:37PM