Chawleigh War Memorial Obelisk is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 October 2017. War memorial.

Chawleigh War Memorial Obelisk

WRENN ID
spare-crypt-swallow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Mid Devon
Country
England
Date first listed
19 October 2017
Type
War memorial
Source
Historic England listing

Description

Chawleigh War Memorial stands in the churchyard of the Church of St James (Grade I-listed), close to the lych gate and village school (both Grade II-listed). In granite, it takes the form of an obelisk rising from a tapered pedestal. The pedestal stands on a square base.

A wreath is carved in low relief on the front of the obelisk. The dedication, inscribed on the front face of the pedestal, reads IN/ AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE/ OF/ THOSE WHO FELL IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918/ 1939 – 1945.

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, 10 November 2017.

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