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| HER Number: | MDV9050 |
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| Name: | Berry Pomeroy War Memorial Cross |
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Summary
World War I memorial cross erected on an ancient socket stone, to the east of the churchyard.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 829 610 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX86SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Berry Pomeroy |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BERRY POMEROY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX86SW/9
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CROSS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
- WAR MEMORIAL (Early, XX - 1901 AD to 2000 AD (Between))
Full description
Masson Phillips, E. N., 1937, The Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon: Part I, 338 (Article in Serial). SDV240502.
A cross by the roadside outside the churchyard. Type B or C. A modern pedestal of two octagonal steps supports the ancient socket-stone, square at the base with corner shoulders and octagonal above with a chamfered top edge. Upon this a modern (war memorial) cross has been erected. It is square at the base with pointed stops above which the edges are chamfered. The head and arms expand slightly outwards. A satisfactory restoration.
Watson, A., 2007-2017?, Devon Crosses, 25, (Vol 1), sketch (Un-published). SDV360833.
Berry Pomeroy SX829610
A cross by the roadside east of the church. A modern pedestal of two octagonal steps supports the ancient socket-stone, square at the base with corner shoulders and octagonal above with a chamfered top edge. Upon this a modern (war memorial) cross has been erected. It is square at the base with pointed stops above which the edges are chamfered. The head and arms expand slightly outwards.
Cross measurements: height 2.49 metres, span 0.7 metres. Base 0.38 by 0.3 metres. Socket stone 0.9 by 0.9 by 0.37 metres high. Pedestal (top) 1.73 by 0.2 metres, (bottom) 2.44 by 0.22 metres.
Walls, S., 2010, The Materiality of Remembrance: Twentieth Century War Memorials in Devon, 152; Figure 5.35b; BEP01 (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV355902.
Berry Pomeroy World War I memorial cross, at crossroads outside the churchyard. One of four memorials in the South Hams which reuse parts of an ancient cross. The Berry Pomeroy war memorial cross reuses a medieval cross base, which has chamfered corners.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, Unknown, SX86SW2 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV356117.
Site visit on 17th August 1951. Socket stone measures 0.95 metres by 0.95 metres and is 0.35 metres high.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV240502 | Article in Serial: Masson Phillips, E. N.. 1937. The Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon: Part I. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 69. A5 Hardback. 338. |
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| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #109247 ] |
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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. 152; Figure 5.35b; BEP01. |
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| SDV356117 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. Unknown. SX86SW2. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV360833 | Un-published: Watson, A.. 2007-2017?. Devon Crosses. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. 25, (Vol 1), sketch. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 8 2018 6:04PM |
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