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A First World War memorial with additions for the Second World War. The cross shaped plinth is surmounted by an octagonal column. The column is topped by a 2.4 m high bronze statue of Nike, Greek goddess of Victory. She holds up a laurel as a token of gratitude to Heaven and stands over a dragon representing the Demon of Tyranny and Wrong. There are four additional figures on the plinth: The Soldier at rest; The Sailor astride the hull of a ship with a figurehead in the form of the Exeter City Coat of Arms and motto ‘semper fidelis’; The Prisoner of War inspired by the work carried out by Lady Owen and a group of Exonians with prisoners of war in Germany; and The Voluntary Aid Detachment Nurse holding two bandages, and with a sheaf of corn and a shrapnel shell at her feet, highlighting the work carried out by women during the First World War.
The memorial includes a cavity, within which is a casket bearing the names of the 970 people of Exeter who gave their lives during the First World War. These names have also been inscribed in a book which was to be kept in the city archives. The memorial stands on a raised square-stepped base surrounded by floral beds used for seasonal planting. These are enclosed by a low stone wall with small dome-capped corner pillars. Another similar low stone wall surrounds the memorial and the public footpath around it, and includes four access points. The west access point has a set of three steps.
Title
War Memorial (The Northernhay War Memorial)
Date
1923
Medium
bronze & Devon granite
Measurements
H 940 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
EX4_MH_S079
Acquisition method
purchased by public subscription
Work type
War memorial
Owner
Exeter City Council
Custodian
Exeter City Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II* (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
29th April 1923
Listing date
08/09/14
Access
time restrictions apply
Access note
Park openinjg hours
Inscription description
top of the plinth: IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF EXETER AND DEVON WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919 THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE; bronze plaque later: THIS TABLET IS DEDICATED TO THOSE WHO FELL IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 – 1945.