Memorial Title

Centenary of WW1 - 1 (Lost)

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a lost well dressing commemorating the end of WW1, at the Market Place, Crich, Derbyshire.

Images

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Locations

Last known location:
Market Place
Crich
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
DE4 5DD

NGR:
SK 34974 54197
(From online digital mapping.)
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Location details:
On the southwestern side of the Market Place, at the southern of end of the old horse troughs.

Type

Overall type: Well dressing

Overall condition: Lost

Description:

A temporary well dressing tableau traditionally made from vegetation pressed into clay held in a wooden frame, but today often including pebbles, chippings, beads, fabric etc. The dressing comprised a pair of upright oblong panels with a frieze across the head. The left panel contained a design of red poppies on a green ground and had a yellow inscription in upright sentence case lettering. The right panel bore a multicoloured image of a farm worker broadcasting seeds in a ploughed field with a radiating sun in a blue sky in the background and a black inscription in different styles of upright lettering. The multicoloured frieze bore the main heading in upright capital block lettering.
The well dressing was displayed from 7th to 14th July 2018 and was subsequently dismantled.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Mosaic	Plant material, stones, clay	c1500	c1800	c50	Lost
Frame	Wood	c1500	c1800	c50	Unknown
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

WW1 CRICH 20
Crich	SOW SEEDS OF 1918 PEACE 2018
Pre-school	THE LOAF

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	First World War (1914-1919)	Totals
Action or event	The Armistice
Number died	0	0
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names	0	0

Administration

Custodian: Crich pre-school and The Loaf bakery

Local authorities:
From 1974: Crich Parish Council; Amber Valley Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History and Conservation

Spring 2018: The memorial well dressing was designed, constructed and erected by members of the Crich Pre-school and The Loaf bakery.

7th July, 2018: The memorial was blessed by the local clergy.

8th July, 2018: The memorial was photographed by Glyn Williams

15th July, 2018: The dressing was dismantled and the components salvaged for future use.

References

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Comments

This dressing was intended to be read in conjunction with that to its right.

Well dressing details are available from the welldressing.com site run by Glyn Williams.

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