Memorial

Stokenham - Cross

Mark Newton 23.09.2015

Source: Copyright Mark Newton 23.09.2015

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Current Location

ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS CHURCH, Stokenham, South Hams, Devon, TQ7 2ST, England

OS Grid Reference

SX 80850 42811

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 25765
Description: GRANITE CROSS MOUNTED ON A SQUARE PLINTH AND THREE-STEPPED OCTAGONAL STONE BASE. BLACK LETTERING.
Inscription: SOUTH FACE OF PLINTH: "I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE" NORTH FACE OF PLINTH: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/ AND OF THOSE WHO FELL/ IN THE WORLD WAR/ 1939-1945/ OTHER FACES: (NAMES)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 38
Died: 38
Information shown: surname
Order of names: surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 10
Died: 10
Information shown: surname
Order of names: surname

Conservation

Components

Cross

Height: 2740MM

Width: 355MM

Depth: 305MM

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1463241

Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Architectural interest: * it is a dignified and sombre stone cross, neatly made and well-proportioned. Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact on the local community of the events of the First World War. Group value: * with the Grade I listed Church of St Michael and the Grade II listed church gates. Date first listed: 09-Apr-2019

Further Information

"Stokenham War Memorial." Historic England, https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1463241. Accessed 23 August 2024.