Barnstaple War Memorial Including Posts and Chains

Heritage listing

Details BARNSTAPLE SS5632 ROCK PARK 684-1/5/220 (North side) 31/08/88 War Memorial, including posts and chains GV II Memorial to the fallen of 1914-18 war. 1922. Granite. A square pedestal with moulded cap and base, standing on 3 steps. Above it is a tall cross with moulded base, the head and arms with moulded caps. Against the N side of the base of the cross lies a bronze wreath. On each of the N and S faces of the pedestal an inset bronze plaque with names of the men from Barnstaple who fell in the Great War 1914-18. Inset on the other 2 sides are similar plaques to those men of the borough who gave their lives 1939-45. Enclosing the memorial are 12 short, tapered granite posts with low pyramidal tops, these carrying heavy spiked chains. 2 chains are missing on the N side. (Lamplugh L: Barnstaple, Town on the Taw: Chichester: 1983-: 144). Listing NGR: SS5613832665 This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 8 December 2016. Legacy The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system. Legacy System number: 485776 Legacy System: LBS

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.