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| HER Number: | MDV96324 |
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| Name: | World War I Memorial Tablet, St Peter's Church |
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Summary
Marble tablet in memory of the men of Tawstock who died in World War I.
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 I to XX - 1918 AD to 1938 AD (Between))
Full description
Walls, S., 2012, Tawstock WWI Memorial Tablet in Parish Church (Ground Photograph). SDV356359.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Imperial War Museum, 2014, War Memorials Archive, 25695 (Website). SDV356253.
White marble inscription tablet set within a mottled marble frame with entablature. Whole is mounted onto a dark coloured backboard. Crown, laurel leaves and banner at the top centre of the backboard.
Inscription in black lettering: FOR GOD KING AND COUNTRY/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN OF TAWSTOCK/ WHO DIED FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919. Followed by the names of the 19 who died.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #110092 ] |
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| SDV356253 | Website: Imperial War Museum. 2014. War Memorials Archive. www.ukniwm.org.uk. Website. 25695. |
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| SDV356359 | 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 11:07AM |
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