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HER Number: | MDV107115 |
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Name: | Widworthy World War I Memorial Lychgate |
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Summary
Lych gate with roll of honour attached, in memory of the men of the parish who served in World War I.
Location
Grid Reference: | SY 213 993 |
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Map Sheet: | SY29NW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Widworthy |
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District | East Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDWORTHY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LYCH GATE (World War I - 1914 AD to 1918 AD (Between))
- 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, 120; Figure 6.23c; (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV355902.
There are the three external rolls of honour to the First World War, including a lych gate at Widworthy. A photograph shows the roll of honour fixed to a black backboard. Above the names is written 'WIDWORTHY MEN/WHO SERVED/IN THE GREAT WAR'
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Imperial War Museum, 2014, War Memorials Archive, 25459 (Website). SDV356253.
Lychgate with Roll of Honour scroll. Inscription: FOR THOSE WHO SERVED IN 1914-1918/ (NAMES)
Sources / Further Reading
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. 120; Figure 6.23c;. |
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SDV356253 | Website: Imperial War Museum. 2014. War Memorials Archive. www.ukniwm.org.uk. Website. 25459. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | May 30 2014 12:12PM |
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