War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial

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A stepped square base surmounted by a rough-hewn tapering plinth and obelisk. Stone panels on the plinth commemorate the fallen of the First World War. Further inscriptions were added to the base for those who died during the Second World War.
Title

War Memorial

Date

1922

Medium

Dartmoor granite

Measurements

H 579 x W (?) x D (?) cm

Accession number

TQ14_VH_S004

Acquisition method

funded by public subscription

Work type

War memorial

Owner

Teignmouth District Council

Custodian

Teignmouth District Council

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Listing date

15/04/15

Access

at all times

Inscription description

the inscription on the plinth's south-west face reads: ‘ERECTED IN GRATEFUL MEMORY / OF THE MEN OF / TEIGNMOUTH / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 – 1919’; below, the inscription on the base reads- ‘DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THE / MEN AND WOMEN OF TEIGNMOUTH / WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE / SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 – 1945; and above is a triangular panel with the names of three men who died during later in twentieth century conflicts

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Located at

The Sea Front, Teignmouth

TQ14 8SZ

Located on the promenade, opposite the Beachcomber Café, near the pier.