North Tawton War Memorial

Heritage listing

Details The c 6.5m tall memorial obelisk stands at the north-east end of the cemetery’s central path. It comprises a tall grey granite obelisk, square on plan, rising from the corniced cap of the plinth. The pink granite plinth, with grey granite bracket-mouldings at each corner, stands on a grey granite base; this in turns stands on a two-stepped base. The steps are Dartmoor granite whilst the rest is from Aberdeen. The principal dedicatory inscription to the front face of the plinth reads IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ AND/ THE WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)/ ERECTED BY THE LATE/ FRANK HENSON GIBBINGS/ F.R.C.V.S. The plinth faces listing commemorated names are headed 1914 – 1918, whilst the fourth face reads 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR/ EVERMORE."/ NUMBER WHO SERVED 306/ NUMBER WHO DIED 52. The obelisk is enclosed by seven low posts carrying a chain. One post is inscribed THE/ POST/ AND/ CHAINS/ GIVEN BY/ WOMEN'S/ SECTION/ BRITISH/ LEGION. This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 30 January 2018.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.