Description

BARNSTAPLE

SS5632 ROCK PARK
684-1/5/220 (North side)
31/08/88 War Memorial, including posts and
chains

GV II

Memorial to the fallen of 1914-18 war. 1922. Granite. A square
pedestal with moulded cap and base, standing on 3 steps. Above
it is a tall cross with moulded base, the head and arms with
moulded caps. Against the N side of the base of the cross lies
a bronze wreath. On each of the N and S faces of the pedestal
an inset bronze plaque with names of the men from Barnstaple
who fell in the Great War 1914-18. Inset on the other 2 sides
are similar plaques to those men of the borough who gave their
lives 1939-45. Enclosing the memorial are 12 short, tapered
granite posts with low pyramidal tops, these carrying heavy
spiked chains. 2 chains are missing on the N side.
(Lamplugh L: Barnstaple, Town on the Taw: Chichester: 1983-:
144).

Listing NGR: SS5613832665

This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 8 December 2016.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26665104

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