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| HER Number: | MDV93782 |
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| Name: | Cheriton Bishop War Memorial Tablet |
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Summary
Memorial tablet associated with Cheriton Bishop Cross, restored in memory of the men of Cheriton Bishop who died in World War I.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 773 930 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX79SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Cheriton Bishop |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHERITON BISHOP |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WAR MEMORIAL (XX - 1901 AD to 2000 AD (Between))
Full description
GetMapping, 2010, GetMapping 2010 aerial photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV351585.
Map object based on this source.
Walls, S., 2010, The Materiality of Remembrance: Twentieth Century War Memorials in Devon, CHB01 (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV355902.
Cheriton Bishop Cross and Stone.
Daniel, M. + Bearne, G., 2011-2018, Dartmoor Crosses (Website). SDV305618.
Behind the cross and fixed to the retaining wall is a vertical granite plaque. Generally this has a rough surface, but the area containing the text is inlaid and has a contrasting smooth surface. The inscription, which consists of letters made of lead, reads as follows:
THIS ANCIENT CROSS
HAS BEEN RESTORED
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF
THOSE MEN OF CHERITON BISHOP
WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES
IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918
ALFRED BEER, THOMAS DREW,
WILLIAM BOLT, FRED LAKE,
S. G. CARTHEW, GEORGE SAFFIN,
WILLIAM EDWARDS, DANIEL PITTS,
1939-1945. SAMUEL H. HUTCHINGS CPO. RN
The whole memorial is set back from the pavement into a recess in the roadside wall. It is set on a concrete base, with the backing of a granite wall.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Map object based on this source.
Imperial War Museum, 2014, War Memorials Archive, 25273 (Website). SDV356253.
Dedicatory tablet placed on the wall behind the cross. Inscription: THIS ANCIENT CROSS/ HAS BEEN RESTORED/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF/ THOSE MEN OF CHERITON/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ 1939 - 1945 (NAME)
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV305618 | Website: Daniel, M. + Bearne, G.. 2011-2018. Dartmoor Crosses. www.dartmoor-crosses.org.uk. Website. |
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| SDV351585 | Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 2010. GetMapping 2010 aerial photographs. Getmapping. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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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. CHB01. |
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| SDV356253 | Website: Imperial War Museum. 2014. War Memorials Archive. www.ukniwm.org.uk. Website. 25273. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV8479 | Related to: Cheriton Cross (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 28 2014 1:40PM |
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