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
Address
Chawleigh War Memorial Obelisk, The Churchyard, the Church of St James, EX18 7HH
OS grid reference
SS 712 126
Coordinates
50.89892, -3.83258
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Chawleigh War Memorial is located in the churchyard of the Church of St James, which is a Grade I-listed building, near the lych gate and the village school, both of which are Grade II-listed. The memorial is made of granite and is designed as an obelisk that rises from a tapered pedestal, which itself stands on a square base.

On the front of the obelisk, there is a wreath carved in low relief. The pedestal features an inscription that reads: IN/ AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE/ OF/ THOSE WHO FELL IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918/ 1939 – 1945.

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