Memorial Bench-Ends - All Saints - East Budleigh, Devon - World War I Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com

WWI memorial bench-ends in All Saints' church, East Budleigh, towards the west end of the central aisle of pews.

"These two bench ends are WWI memorials by a local woodworker, well scened to bring out the tragedy of war, the oceans of pain and trauma that were surging through society bringing nightmares and dark memories with their tides.

And look, if you will, how the artist has used the grain to let Christ and the angel both emerge from the wood, making them part of the underlying reality of being. It would have been easy to stick them on top, but they have caught an enchanting facet of Christianity.

And the wings of the angel, big enough to envelop the world. They are so gorgeous.

These are for the world too, I suggest, not only for the British, precisely because Christ and the angel are shown emerging from the foundations of the world.

These are everyone’s war and everyone’s memorial, and so much more powerful for it."

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The inscriptions read -
HE
shall give
HIS ANGELS
charge over thee
[carving]
The Great War
1914 - 1919
and
When
thou passest
through the waters
I will be with thee
[carving]
Pro Patria
1914 1919

Private or Public Monument?: Private Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Not Known Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe Physical Address of Monument: All Saints East Budleigh, Devon England EX9 7ED Rate this waymark: Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: Not listed Website for this Monument: Not listed

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