Crediton War Memorial

The Crediton War Memorial is a First World War memorial built in 1923 by Frederick Bligh Bond. It features a timber frame with a central pier made of sandstone and has a shingle roof topped with a spire. The structure is designed in the style of a Medieval market cross, with an octagonal plan and a timber arcade consisting of moulded two-centred arches. The posts of the arcade rest on stone pads, and the arcade-plate supports a steeply pitched shingle roof that rises to an open timber lantern, which is crowned by a tall shingle spire with a simple wrought-iron cross at the top. The roof and spire have bell-cast eaves. Inside, the memorial has an arch-braced timber roof structure supported by an octagonal sandstone pier that extends through the center. This pier has an integral seat around its base and features Portland stone panels on the sides, inscribed with the names of the fallen. The floor is made of randomly laid sandstone. This memorial is noted for its exceptional design and craftsmanship, resembling a market cross.