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| HER Number: | MDV106813 |
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| Name: | Harberton World War I Memorial Tablet, St Andrew's Church |
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Summary
Large marble tablet with pediment and columns, in memory of the men of Harberton who died in World War I.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 778 586 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX75NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Harberton |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HARBERTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- 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, Figures 5.12a, 5.41a, 5.52c; HBT01 (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV355902.
Regimental badges, such as upon the Harberton war memorial tablet, are an example of one the main decorative motifs found on the war memorials of the South Hams. The war memorial tablets were placed either side of a window directly opposite the entrance to the church, each within their own defined space.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Imperial War Museum, 2014, War Memorials Archive, 25576 (Website). SDV356253.
Large wall mounted rectangular tablet with pediment at the top and columns at either side. Black lettering, with gilt lettering at the top, and regimental badges. Carving on the columns.
Inscription: A.M.D.G./ IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR KING AND EMPIRE OF THE/ ONE HUNDRED AND TEN HARBERTON MEN/ CALLED TO SERVE/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 1918/ (NAMES)/ "THESE ARE THEY WHICH CAME OUT OF/ GREAT TRIBULATION"
Unknown, 2014, With the British Army in Flanders (Website). SDV356126.
Photographs show an impressive white marble memorial tablet placed on a pillar between two stained glass windows. The names are listed by service or regiment.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #66324 ] |
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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. Figures 5.12a, 5.41a, 5.52c; HBT01. |
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| SDV356126 | Website: Unknown. 2014. With the British Army in Flanders. http://thebignote.com. Website. |
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| SDV356253 | Website: Imperial War Museum. 2014. War Memorials Archive. www.ukniwm.org.uk. Website. 25576. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV7557 | Part of: Harberton, St Andrews (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 23 2014 11:10AM |
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