Memorial Title
Holy Trinity Church
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 and WW2 war memorial lychgate at Holy Trinity Church, Mapperley, Derbyshire.
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Locations
| Last known location: Roadside Holy Trinity Church Mapperley La Mapperley Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE7 6BS NGR: SK 43455 42929 (From online digital mapping.) (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: At the junction with Church La. |
Type
| Overall type: Lychgate. |
Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for. |
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| Description: A lychgate of sandstone ashlar side walls with a pair of lattice style gates at the forward face. The oak beam superstructure carries tiled roof with a wooden latin cross at the gable. Limestone tablets set in the inside faces of the walls have WW1 and WW2 inscriptions inlaid in mainly upright capital block lettering. Following the theft of the lattice gates a new pair was installed to the same design. Glossary |
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Inscription
| Roof beam: | IN MEMORIAM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WW1 tablet: | IN MEMORY OF GEORGE HARRISON NOTTS & DERBYS. BRITUS MARTIN - - - K.R.R. LUTHER MARTIN - - - R.F.A. WHO DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVER. |
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| WW2 tablet: | IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM JOSEPH CLIFFE, OXD. & BUCKS. LT. INFANTRY. THOMAS ERNEST BRIDGES, SHERWOOD FORESTERS. DESMOND MARTIN, WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY 1939-1945 ALL THEY HAD – THEY GAVE. |
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Administration
Local authorities:
From WW1: Mapperley Parish Council; Belper Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Mapperley Parish Council; Amber Valley Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History
13th May, 1922: The memorial was unveiled by Capt John A E Drury-Lowe* and dedicated by the Bishop Suffragan of Derby, Rt Rev Charles Abraham. [ * Reports state that the memorial was unveiled by Capt W D Drury-Lowe but he had been killed on the Somme in 1916. The incumbent of Locko Hall in 1922 was Capt John A E Drury-Lowe and it is deduced that he unveiled this memorial.]
Unknown date c1940s: The WW2 tablet was added.
27th July, 2009: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition and cared for.
26th-27th November, 2018: The lattice gates were stolen.
April, 2019: Replacement lattice gates were fitted.
27th October, 2019 The replacement gates were dedicated by Rev Gill Turner-Callis, Rector of West Hallam and Mapperley with Stanley, accompanied by Rt Rev and Rt Hon The Lord Carey of Clifton, former Archbishop of Canterbury. The gates were recorded and photographed by Roy Branson and Anne Branson, and photographed by Roger Wood.
References
Derbyshire Advertiser, 19th May 1922 p7: photographs and an extensive report of the unveiling ceremony.
Derby Telegraph, 15th May, 1922; p3: a brief report of the unveiling ceremony.
Derbyshire Advertiser, 19th May, 1922; p7: photographs and an extensive report of the unveiling ceremony.
Derby Telegraph; 29th November, 2017: p16 col3: a photograph and report on the theft of the gates.
Ilkeston Advertiser; 28th November, 2017: a brief report on the theft of the gates.
Nottingham Evening Post; 28th November, 2017: a brief report on the theft of the gates.
Roger Wood; pers comm: a number of emails in 2018-2019.
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