Moretonhampstead War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 July 2018. War memorial.
Moretonhampstead War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- steep-sentry-tarn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dartmoor National Park
- Constituency
- Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 July 2018
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Moretonhampstead War Memorial, Outside Bowring Library, Fore Street, Devon, Teignbridge
- OS grid reference
- SX 753 860
- Coordinates
- 50.66097, -3.76475
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Moretonhampstead War Memorial is a First World War memorial that was unveiled in 1921, with later additions for the Second World War.
The memorial is made of stone and takes the form of a cenotaph, consisting of six tiers of carved granite blocks and a two-stepped base. The front (west) face of the uppermost stone block features an incised Greek key pattern that extends to the sides, along with a small Latin cross. Below this is an inset bronze plaque that bears the inscription in white painted lettering: "TO THE MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS/ PARISH WHO FELL IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919/ AS A TRIBUTE OF OUR/ UNDYING HONOUR/ AND AFFECTION THIS/ STONE IS SET UP/ “WHEN CAN THEIR/ GLORY FADE?”/(NAMES)." Additionally, there is a further plaque that reads: "REMEMBER ALSO/ THE MEN WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE WAR/ 1939-1945/ (NAMES)." On either side of the war memorial, there are small, freestanding granite urns inscribed in raised letters with the years 1939 and 1945, respectively.
Local climate
Moretonhampstead War Memorial receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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