Kenton War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Teignbridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 March 2015. War memorial. 8 related planning applications.
Kenton War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- ghost-basalt-thistle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Teignbridge
- Constituency
- Newton Abbot MP: Martin Wrigley (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 March 2015
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Kenton War Memorial, On Corner of Church Street and Fore Street, Devon, EX6 8LU
- OS grid reference
- SX 958 833
- Coordinates
- 50.64009, -3.47409
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Kenton War Memorial is a monument dedicated to those who served in the First and Second World Wars, unveiled in 1920.
Constructed from Cornish granite sourced from the Penryn Quarries, the memorial features an obelisk design that stands on a moulded plinth with a two-tiered base. Inscriptions in black paint are displayed on three sides. The north face of the plinth includes a dedication that reads: "IN PROUD, HONOURED & LOVING MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH, WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY, IN THE GREAT WAR OF 1914 - 1919. 'THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE' ECCLUS XLIV 14 'GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS' ST JOHN XV 13 'I SAW THEM THAT HAD GOTTEN THE VICTORY OVER THE BEAST STAND ON THE SEA OF GLASS, HAVING THE HARPS OF GOD' REV XV 2." Below this inscription and on the west face are the names of those who died in the First World War. The south face honors the Second World War with the inscription: "ALSO IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE FROM THIS PARISH WHO IN LIKE SPIRIT FELL DURING THE WORLD WAR 1939 – 1945," followed by the names of the Fallen.
Local climate
Kenton War Memorial receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 8 applications
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