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| HER Number: | MDV83828 |
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| Name: | Rockbeare War Memorial |
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Summary
Granite cross in memory of those of the parish who died in both world wars.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 020 952 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY09NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Rockbeare |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ROCKBEARE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WAR MEMORIAL (World War I to World War II - 1918 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Walls, S., 2010, The Materiality of Remembrance: Twentieth Century War Memorials in Devon, ROC01 (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV355902.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
'War Meml' shown.
Imperial War Museum, 2014, War Memorials Archive, 25380 (Website). SDV356253.
Cross of rough-hewn granite surmounts a square plinth with the inscription. It stands on a three-stepped stone base with the top two octagonal steps bearing the names. The bottom step of the base is square.
Inscription: ERECTED BY THE/ PARISHIONERS OF ROCKBEARE/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO DIED/ FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919/ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"/ (NAMES)/ 1939-1945/ (NAMES)
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #108419 ] |
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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. ROC01. |
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| SDV356253 | Website: Imperial War Museum. 2014. War Memorials Archive. www.ukniwm.org.uk. Website. 25380. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 28 2017 10:11AM |
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