War Memorial, Fremington
Description: War Memorial
Grade: II
Date Listed: 6 September 2010
English Heritage Building ID: 508326
OS Grid Reference: SS5115432483
OS Grid Coordinates: 251154, 132483
Latitude/Longitude: 51.0718, -4.1248
Location: Fremington, Barnstaple, Devon EX31 3BL
Locality: Fremington
Local Authority: North Devon
County: Kent
Country: England
Postcode: EX31 3BL
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Listing Text
FREMINGTON
1601/0/10003 CHURCH HILL
06-SEP-10 War Memorial
II
War Memorial built circa 1919.
DESCRIPTON:
A granite Celtic cross atop an elongated shaft, which stands on a tapered rectangular plinth elevated on a stone base. The names of those lost during the First World War appear on the south face of the plinth below the inscription: 'IN PROUD AND GRATEUL MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE / THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1918 ', and below this the inscription 'THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE'; the east face carries the names of the fallen of the Second World War. The war memorial stands in a prominent position within the village of Fremington, adjacent to the Church of St Peter and Fremington Manor (both listed Grade II*).
HISTORY:
Erected to commemorate the men of the parish who fell in the First World War (1914-1918). It was later used to record the names of those who fell in the Second World War (1939-1945).
SOURCES
http:/www.ukniwm.org.uk/ (United Kingdom National Inventory of War Memorials) accessed on 2 July 2010
REASONS FOR DESIGATION: The war memorial in Fremington is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Historical: as a poignant reminder of the tragic impact of world events upon this small community
* Group Value: with the nearby Church of St Peter (listed at Grade II*)
Source: English Heritage
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