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| HER Number: | MDV89827 |
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| Name: | Abbotskerswell World War I Tablet, St Mary's Church |
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Summary
World War I memorial tablet inside the parish church of St Mary
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 856 687 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX86NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Abbotskerswell |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ABBOTSKERSWELL |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WAR MEMORIAL (World War I to XX - 1918 AD to 1938 AD (Between))
Full description
Walls, S., 2010, The Materiality of Remembrance: Twentieth Century War Memorials in Devon, 358; Figure 7.30; ABB01 (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV355902.
Servicemen when they were occasionally used are also sometimes depicted in mourning or at attention, as on the Abbotskerswell war memorial tablet in the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Brine, M. E., 2013, War Memorials (Website). SDV351333.
Photograph shows stone plaque with military figures either side. The inscription reads ' To the glory of God and in proud memory of the gallant men from this parish who gave their lives in the Great War', followed by 18 names.
Abbotskerswell History Group, 2014, Abbpast (Website). SDV355904.
Unusually the village War Memorial is inside the church and is a very grand piece of work by Newton Abbot stone mason W H Crossman. It features a soldier of the Devon Regiment and a sailor from HMS Devonshire.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Imperial War Museum, 2014, War Memorials Archive, 25786 (Website). SDV356253.
White marble inscription tablet with pediment mounted onto a brown/red marble backboard. Inscription in black lettering: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN PROUD MEMORY OF THE GALLANT LADS/ FROM THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ (NAMES)/ DUTY NOBLY DONE. Two marble figures of a sailor and a soldier flank the tablet.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351333 | Website: Brine, M. E.. 2013. War Memorials. http://www.devonheritage.org/WarMemorials.htm. Website. |
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| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #109097 ] |
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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. 358; Figure 7.30; ABB01. |
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| SDV355904 | Website: Abbotskerswell History Group. 2014. Abbpast. http://www.abbpast.co.uk. Website. |
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| SDV356253 | Website: Imperial War Museum. 2014. War Memorials Archive. www.ukniwm.org.uk. Website. 25786. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV8660 | Part of: St Mary's, Abbotskerswell (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 2 2014 3:35PM |
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