Bampton War Memorial Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 February 2017. War memorial. 3 related planning applications.
Bampton War Memorial Cross
- WRENN ID
- south-chalk-acorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Devon
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 February 2017
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The memorial stands at the junction of High Street and South Molton Road, in a circular enclosure defined by railings to the rear and four posts carrying a spiked chain to the front. The rough-hewn Devon granite cross, circa 3.5m tall, rises from a tapering plinth, square on plan, which stands on a two-stepped base.
The principal dedicatory inscription to the front face of the plinth reads TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN SACRED MEMORY OF/ FORTY ONE PARISHIONERS/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919./ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN/ THAN THAT HE GIVETH HIS/ LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS./ (NAMES). The remaining First World War names are listed to either side of the plinth. The later inscription to the front face of the upper step of the base reads 1939 – 1945/ (NAMES).
The Victoria Cross tablet for Captain Anketell Moutray Read is inserted into the circular platform, in front of the memorial cross.
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