Cove War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 June 2018. A C20 War memorial.
Cove War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- woven-rubblework-lake
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Devon
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 June 2018
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Cove War Memorial is a First World War memorial that was unveiled in 1921. It is made of polished pink granite and takes the form of a Latin cross supported by a three-stepped base. The north-west elevation features an inscription in lead lettering, which reads: "THIS CROSS IS ERECTED/TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND/ IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR./ 1914-18./ (NAMES)/ “GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS. THAT/ A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS.”/ IN HOC SICNO VINCES." The memorial is set on a stone step and is surrounded by a small gravelled area.
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