South Molton War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the North Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 May 2019. War memorial.

South Molton War Memorial

WRENN ID
stark-entrance-thunder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Devon
Country
England
Date first listed
29 May 2019
Type
War memorial
Address
South Molton War Memorial, South Molton Town Cemetery, Mill Street, EX36 4AT
OS grid reference
SS 715 255
Coordinates
51.01484, -3.83211
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The South Molton War Memorial is a war memorial cross built in 1921. It is made from roughly-hewn grey granite and is located in the forecourt of the town cemetery, aligned with the central axis of the burial ground.

The memorial features a Celtic cross with a tapering square shaft that stands on a tapering plinth and an octagonal base consisting of three steps. The head of the cross is adorned with a relief moulding of an interweaving Celtic pattern.

On the north face of the plinth, the main inscription is in leaded lettering and reads: ‘IN GRATEFUL / REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE / FROM THIS PARISH / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE / GREAT WAR / 1914-1918 / “GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS”’. The other faces of the plinth list the 47 names of the fallen soldiers.

Additionally, there is a rectangular stone tablet at the foot of the memorial that commemorates those who died in the Second World War, inscribed with the years 1939-1945 and listing 23 names.

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