Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- West Devon
- Town
- Peter Tavy
- County
- Devon
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: Before 25th May 1948
Attended by: Rev. A. S. Lester. a former rector of Peter Tavy. - Unveiled
Date: Before 25th May 1948
Attended by: Rev. A. S. Lester. a former rector of Peter Tavy. - Show More (1)
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 2941
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Current location
In Churchyard by main gate
St. Peter's Church
Church Cottages
Peter Tavy
West Devon
Devon
PL19 9NN
England
OS Grid Ref: SX 51298 77768
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Rough granite Latin cross on top of a tapering square shaft. The shaft is mounted on a tapering hexagonal base and each face has a worked recessed panel that is inscribed. The base is on a single stepped hexagonal platform that has a worked recessed band around the five faces which is also inscribed, and on which is mounted a small vase in front of each face. The platform is bordered by a grass strip bounded by a stone kerb. A trapezium shaped stone tablet, with inscribed panels, spans the gap between the platform and the kerb on one face of the memorial.
- Inscription
- Base: IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THOSE FROM THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919/(Names) Trapezium shaped tablet: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ (Names)/ 1939-1945
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Bellamy, Arthur
Doidge, John George Moore
Hudge, George Edward
Maddock, George C W
Reddicliffe, Richard V
Rice, Fred
Roskilly, Thomas Abel
Thomas, Arthur Francis
Worth, George Arthur
Wren, George William
See details for all 10 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 4
Served and returned: 0
Died: 4
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, date of death, regiment, forename, surname, manner of death, age of death
Order of information: Undefined - First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 6
Served and returned: 0
Died: 6
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, date of death, regiment, forename, surname, manner of death, age of death
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Base
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite - Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite
- Base
- Listing information
- Peter Tavy War Memorial
- Grade II
- This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Peter Tavy
- WMO ID: 119672
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 18-09-2019]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- The cross was renovated in 2011, funded by a grant of £500 from the Small Grants Scheme.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Western Morning News - Tuesday 25 May 1948 WAR DEAD HONOURED Memorial Tablet Unveiled At Peter Tavy
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