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| HER Number: | MDV96316 |
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| Name: | World War II Memorial Tablet in Tawstock Parish Church |
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Summary
Marble tablet in memory of the men of Tawstock who died in World War II.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 559 299 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS52NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Tawstock |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TAWSTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WAR MEMORIAL (World War II to XX - 1945 AD to 2000 AD (Between))
Full description
Walls, S., 2012, Tawstock WWI Memorial Tablet in Parish Church (Ground Photograph). SDV356361.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Imperial War Museum, 2014, War Memorials Archive, 25697 (Website). SDV356253.
White inscription tablet set within a coloured marble frame with entablature, on the north wall opposite the south door. Wreath and banner carved in relief at the top of the entablature. White bosses set into the entablature. Inscription in black lettering: FOR GOD FOR KING FOR COUNTRY/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN HONOUR OF THE MEN OF/ TAWSTOCK WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945/ followed by the names of those who died.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #110089 ] |
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| SDV356253 | Website: Imperial War Museum. 2014. War Memorials Archive. www.ukniwm.org.uk. Website. 25697. |
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| SDV356361 | Ground Photograph: Walls, S.. 2012. Tawstock WWI Memorial Tablet in Parish Church. The Materiality of Remembrance. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV345 | Part of: St Peter's Church, Tawstock (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 12 2014 10:07AM |
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