Salcombe War Memorial and Shelter

The Salcombe War Memorial and Shelter is a First World War memorial and shelter that was unveiled in 1921, with additional names added following the Second World War. Only the section of the Cliff Road wall within the designated area is included in the listing.

The memorial is made of granite, featuring black-painted lettering on polished granite surfaces, painted-metal gates, and rubble stone faced walls for the shelter below. The memorial cross is positioned on an elevated platform above a contemporary flat-roofed shelter that overlooks the Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary. The cross has a large square base on a raised platform, with a two-tier plinth and a square shaft topped by a wheel cross. The north face of the plinth reads, "THE MONUMENT IS ERECTED/ TO THE HONOURED MEMORY OF/ SALCOMBE MEN/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WARS/ 1914-1918 + 1939-1945/ AND THE THIRTEEN MEN LOST IN THE LIFEBOAT DISASTER OF OCTOBER 27th 1916." The side faces of the plinth list the names of the Fallen, while the south face bears the names of the lost lifeboat crew. The north face of the base includes the names of Fallen servicemen and civilians from the Second World War. The memorial cross is surrounded by tubular-metal railings, and a decorative painted metal gate attached to the low stone wall in front of the memorial displays the dates of both World Wars.

The memorial cross stands on the roof of a shelter that can be accessed from the garden below, featuring a large stone archway on the south side and round-arched windows on both sides, which provide a seating area. At the rear of the shelter is a maintenance room.