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Latitude: 50.9543 / 50°57'15"N
Longitude: -4.1879 / 4°11'16"W
OS Eastings: 246423
OS Northings: 119489
OS Grid: SS464194
Mapcode National: GBR KK.N2XF
Mapcode Global: FRA 263L.B87
Plus Code: 9C2QXR36+PR
Entry Name: Frithelstock War Memorial
Listing Date: 13 July 2016
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1436269
ID on this website: 101436269
Location: Frithelstock, Torridge, Devon, EX38
County: Devon
District: Torridge
Civil Parish: Frithelstock
Traditional County: Devon
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon
Church of England Parish: Frithelstock
Church of England Diocese: Exeter
Tagged with: Memorial
First World War memorial, with later additions for the Second World War.
MATERIALS: Granite memorial cross.
DESCRIPTION: Frithelstock War Memorial is located on the village green opposite the Grade I-listed Church of St Mary and St Gregory and the scheduled and Grade I-listed Ruins of Priory Church (Frithelstock Priory). It consists of a three stepped, square, base surmounted by a rough-hewn granite plinth and plain Latin cross.
The memorial is dedicated to those local men who served during the First and Second World Wars and the painted and leaded inscriptions appear on the plinth and first step of the base. The principal dedicatory inscription reads IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918/ (7 NAMES) and on the base WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945/ (1 NAME). Lists of names of those who served in the First World War and returned are recorded on either side of the plinth under the heading ROLL OF HONOUR.
To the front of the memorial five granite steps lead up from the road, with rubble stone retaining walls supporting metal handrails. These features are not of special interest.
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, 8 December 2016.
The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. One such memorial was raised at Frithelstock as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community, who lost their lives in the First and Second World Wars. It commemorates seven local servicemen who died during the First World War. Following the Second World War, a dedication was added to commemorate the one man who died in that conflict. Those who served in the First World War and returned are also commemorated.
In 2013 a project was undertaken to improve accessibility to the memorial with the help of grant aid from War Memorials Trust. This included building a rake of steps with handrails leading up to the memorial from road level.
Frithelstock War Memorial, which stands on the green, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, and the sacrifice it has made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Group value: with the Grade I-listed church of St Mary and St Gregory and the scheduled and Grade I-listed Ruins of Priory Church (Frithelstock Priory).
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