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    Memorial

    Thurlestone - Cross

    Source: Copyright Mike Guttridge

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    Current Location

    Green area, opposite south entrance to Churchyard,, Thurlestone War Memorial, Eddystone Road, Thurlestone, South Hams, Devon, TQ7 3NU, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SX 67321 42808

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    25783
    Description
    Four-stepped, overhanging platform-topped, square base surmounted by a square sectioned, top chamfer-edged plinth followed by a square-footed, tapering octagonal sectioned shaft and integral Latin cross. Inscriptions on two side faces of plinth and names on two corresponding side faces of top step. Lead-pinned lettering forms the inscriptions and names.
    Inscription
    6 o'clock plinth face : IN GRATEFUL MEMORY / OF / THE MEN OF THIS / PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR / LIVES FOR US DURING THE GREAT WAR / 1914 TO 1918. 6 o'clock top step face : (12 NAMES) 9 o'clock plinth face : 1939 -1945 9 o'clock top step face : (11 NAMES)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    12
    Died
    12
    Information shown
    Forename, surname, upper ranks, decorations, service type
    Order of names
    Alphabetical by surname
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    11
    Died
    11
    Information shown
    Forename, surname
    Order of names
    Alphabetical by surname with one exception
    Maker(s)
    • Revd. F. E. Coope & Sons of Sticklepath, Okehampton, Designer

    • Messrs W Osborne and Sons, Builder

    Maintenance History
    Constructed from a design prepared by the rector, Rev. F.E.Coope.

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    22 September 1921

    Major General E. W. Alexander, VC;

    Dedicated

    22 September 1921

    Rev.S.R.Hicks (Weselyan) offered prayers of dedication.

    Components

    Cross

    Made from: Granite


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1464182

    Reasons for listing from Historic England website: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest: * a well-executed and unaltered example of a Celtic wheel-cross type of memorial, designed by the local rector and based on a medieval cross. Group value: * with the Grade II*-listed Church of All Saints.

    • Western Morning News. 27th. September 1921
    • Other website http://www.devonheritage.org/Places/Thurlestone/Thurlestone1914-1918WarMemorial.htm
    • "Thurlestone War Memorial." Historic England, https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1464182. Accessed 3 August 2024.