Derbyshire War Memorials
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Memorial Title

Overseal

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 and WW2 war memorial garden at Overseal.
Images
Setting Memorial Plaques Click on a thumbnail to see a larger image.
Further images may be available on request.
Locations
Last known location:
Memorial Garden
Roadside
Woodville Rd
Overseal
Derbyshire
Nearest postcode:
DE12 6JF

NGR:
SK 29652 15548
(From online digital mapping.)
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Location details:
The garden is at the junction with Hallcroft Ave.
Type
Overall type: Garden.


Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for.

Description:

A small memorial garden surrounded by a fence, with mild steel gates at the front and an arch over. Two rectangular metal plaques are attached to a granite block and a supplementary sponsors’ plaque is located on the ground before it. Each plaque has a narrow raised border and the inscriptions and names are in upright capital raised lettering.

Glossary
Components:

Component Material Height Width Depth Condition
Garden - - - - Fair
Plaque x 2 Metal 460 255 c10 Fair
Plaque Metal 150 250 c10 Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.
Inscription
Gate arch:
1914-1918 Memorial Garden 1939-1945

Left plaque: Right plaque:
GREAT WAR 1914/1919
E. P. CLAMP
R. EACOT
C. P. FERNIGHOUGH
J. S. HALL
F. G. HARPER
T. H. HOGG
J. W. HOGG
J. T. HUGHES
A. JORDAN
W. JORDAN
J. W. LAMSDEN
S. N. LEEDHAM
P. W. PERRY
J. R. TEBBETT
J. THORPE
G. WALKER
C. WOODWARD
J. WOOD
H. YATES
THEIR NAMES LIVETH
FOR EVERMORE
WAR WITH
GERMANY-JAPAN
1939/1945
J. BIRD
H. BODELL
A. BOULTER
J. FISHER
J. HOOSON
G. LEWIS
B. MILLER
A. MOORHOUSE
L. SMITH
W. SMITH
G. USHER
G. E. WATERS
THEIR NAMES LIVETH
FOR EVERMORE

Supplementary plaque:
RESTORED BY
OVERSEAL GALA COMMITTEE
DONATIONS BY
BARDON HILL QUARRY
K. BORLEY AND SON LTD
CANALSIDE PATIOS
8TH NOVEMBER 1992

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict First World War (1914-1919) Second World War (1939-1945) Totals
Action
Number died 19 12 31
Number served and returned  0  0  0
Total names 19 12 31
Administration
Custodian: Not known.

Local authorities:
From WW1: Overseal Parish Council; Hartshorne and Seals Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From WW2: Overseal Parish Council; Repton Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Overseal Parish Council; South Derbyshire District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History
8th November, 1992: The memorial was restored.

9th June, 2008: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition and cared for.
References
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