Exeter War Memorial
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Exeter War Memorial
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 1 Aug 2013
This is the Devon War Memorial, opposite the cathedral. It was unveiled in May 1921 by the Prince of Wales and is fashioned from a single piece of granite (extracted especially from Haytor quarry) and designed by the famous architect Sir Edwin Lutyens. It is not to be confused with The Northernhay War Memorial, which is in Rougemont castle. He described it thus "... it is very simple and a monolith and its subtlety in lines means labour, care and thought. It is out of one stone, the biggest I could get.... it should endure for ever". See http://www.exetermemories.co.uk/em/_art/devonwarmemorial.php for a detailed account of the memorial.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.722592
Longitude
-3.531662