EXETER SCULPTED GROUP
UKNIWM Ref: 2110
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Address
| Type: |
SCULPTURED/CAST GROUP |
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| OS Map Ref: |
SX 921 929 |
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Inscription
(TOP OF 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
(PLAQUE): THIS TABLET IS DEDICATED TO THOSE WHO FELL IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945
(EXACT LINE SPACING UNKNOWN)
Components
| Component | Material(s) | Height | Width | Depth | Condition |
|---|
| PLAQUE |
BRONZE |
300MM |
900MM |
|
GOOD |
| PLINTH |
GRANITE |
|
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|
GOOD |
| FIGURES |
BRONZE |
|
|
|
GOOD |
Physical Description
CROSS SHAPED PLINTH SURMOUNTED BY OCTAGONAL COLUMN AND BRONZE STATUE OF PEACE STANDING ON A DRAGON. ON THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE PLINTH ARE BRONZE SEATED FIGURES OF A SOLDIER, A SAILOR, A NURSE AND A PRISONER. EACH STATUE IS ONE AND A HALF TIMES LIFE SIZE. WHOLE STANDS ON A PAVED AREA WITH THREE STEPSS LEADING UP TO IT ON ONE SIDE. WW1 INSCRIPTION CARVED AROUND THE TOP OF THE PLINTH AND WW2 INSCRIPTION IS ON A BRONZE PLAQUE ON THE PLINTH BELOW THE SOLDIER FIGURE
Wars Commemorated & People Remembered
| War |
FIRST WORLD WAR |
|---|
| Total names on memorial: |
0 |
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| Served & Returned |
0 |
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| Died |
0 |
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| Is this an exact count? |
Not known |
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| How are the names ordered? |
Not known |
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| What information is listed on the memorial? |
None |
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| Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM? |
No |
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| War |
SECOND WORLD WAR |
|---|
| Total names on memorial: |
0 |
|---|
| Served & Returned |
0 |
|---|
| Died |
0 |
|---|
| Is this an exact count? |
Not known |
|---|
| How are the names ordered? |
Not known |
|---|
| What information is listed on the memorial? |
None |
|---|
| Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM? |
No |
|---|
Maintenance
| Are the letters difficult to read? |
No |
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| Who is responsible for the memorial? |
|
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| Maintenance History: |
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Ceremonies
| Role | Performed By |
|---|
| UNVEILING |
RT HON EARL BEATTY |
| Role | Performed By |
|---|
| DEDICATION |
Bishop Suffragan of Crediton |
Sponsorships
| Sponsorship Type: |
Public |
|---|
| Did this include a trust or scholarship? |
No |
|---|
| Did this include a roll of honour? |
NOT APPLICABLE |
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| Cost of Site: |
Not known |
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| Cost of Memorial: |
Not known |
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| Comments on Costs: |
|
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Craftsmen
| Name | Occupation |
|---|
| W MORRIS ART BRONZE FOUNDRY |
FOUNDER/FOUNDRY |
| JOHN ANGEL |
SCULPTOR |
| MESSRS A B BURTON |
FOUNDER/FOUNDRY |
| MESSRS EASTON AND SON |
BUILDER |
| MR BENNETT |
ARCHITECT |
| MR SIDNEY GREENSLADE |
ARCHITECT |
References
| Co-ordinator's Comments: |
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| Comments: |
REF: DEVON AND EXETER GAZETTE, 24-JUN-1923
EXPRESS AND ECHO, 23-JUL-1923 |
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| Photographs: |
3 |
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| Other Documents: |
None |
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| Form / Letter: |
L |
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| Negatives: |
No |
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| Drawings / Plans: |
No |
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| Minutes: |
No |
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| Publications: |
1 |
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| Press Cuttings: |
1 |
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| Publication Name | Author | Date Published | Page / Date | Other Information |
|---|
| A CENTURY OF STATUES. THE HISTORY OF THE MORRIS SINGER FOUNDRY |
JAMES, DUNCAN |
1984 |
45 |
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| The Times |
|
|
1 May 1922 p.16 |
Peace figure exhibited at Royal Academy 1922. |
