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Memorial Title

Belper - Obelisk
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a war memorial obelisk in Belper, Derbyshire.
Images
Setting 6 o'clock WW1 3 o'clock WW1 12 o'clock WW1 9 o'clock WW1 6 o'clock WW2 6 o'clock post WW2 Click on a thumbnail to see a larger image.
Further images may be available on request.
Locations
Last known location:
War Memorial Garden
King St
Belper
Derbyshire 		Nearest postcode:
DE56 1PZ

NGR:
SK 34952 47441
(From online digital mapping.)
(Map opens in new window.) 		Location details:
The garden is on the south side of King St, bordered by Strutt St and Cheapside.
Type
Overall type: Obelisk.

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

A white granite obelisk with supplementary tablets for subsequent conflicts.

The obelisk has a moulded base plinth and surmounts a battered square pedestal on a further moulded plinth and a three stepped base; the whole founded on concrete. The 6 o'clock face of the pedestal has a ropework border and bears the WW1 inscription, while the three other faces each have the WW1 names in two columns, all inlaid in upright capital block lettering.

A recumbent oblong white granite tablet lies on the 6 o'clock face of the steps and bears the WW2 inscription and names in two columns of incised upright capital block lettering coloured black. The tablet is surrounded by a frame of twisted wrought iron. An oblong grey granite tablet is affixed to the bottom of the 6 o'clock face of the obelisk and bears the post WW2 inscription and name incised in upright capital block lettering coloured black.

Glossary 		Components:

Component Material Height Width Depth Condition
Obelisk White granite c3700 430 430 Fair
Obelisk plinth White granite 200 570 570 Fair
Pedestal White granite 1000 800 800 Fair
Pedestal plinth White granite 220 1020 1020 Fair
Base White granite 450 830 830 Fair
Foundation Concrete - 2580 2580 Fair
Tablet (WW2) White granite 1020 760 80 Fair
Frame Wrought iron c1000 c800 c50 Fair
Tablet (Post WW2) Grey granite 590 400 50 Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.
Inscription
6 o'clock face of pedestal: 3 o'clock face of pedestal (WW1):
TO THE GLORIOUS
AND UNDYING MEMORY OF
THE MEN OF THIS TOWN
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY
DURING THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1918
"THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE" 		ADDERLEY. C.
ALCOCK. R. A.
ALLSOPP. G. H.
ALLWOOD. W.
ALTON. H. G.
ALTON. T.
ANNABLE. S.
ARNOLD. H.
ASHTON. A.
BARBER. D. J.
BARKER. T. W.
BARNETT. R. T. F.
BATES. J.
BATH. S. W.
BELFIELD. S. A.
BEMBRIDGE. ALLEN.
BEMBRIDGE. ARTHUR.
BEMBRIDGE. J.
BERESFORD. A.
BERKIN. G.
BERKIN. H.
BLACKHAM. W.
BLAGG. J.
BLOOR. G. F.
BLOUNT. A.
BLOUNT. J. W.
BOND. W.
BOOT. C.
BOOT. E.
BOOT. W. H.
BOOTH. W. J.
BOWER. S.
BOWLER. F.
BOWMER. G.
BRAILSFORD. W. C.
BRANDRETH. G. R.
BRENTNALL. J.
BROWN. G. 		BURDETT. G.
BUTLER. A.
BUTLER. J.
CARTWRIGHT. P.
CAUDWELL. J. W.
CLAYSON. H.
COOPER. A. S.
COOPER. E.
COWAN. J. L.
CRANFIELD. W.
CRESSWELL. A.
DAVIS. J.
DAWSON. W.
DRING. J. W.
EASTHOPE. B. S.
ENTWISTLE. J. L.
FELL. A.
FISHER. H.
FLINT. F.
FOWKE. W.
FOX. A.
FROST. G. E.
GAMBLE. C. L.
GAMBLE. J. W.
GAMLIN. F.
GARDINER. F. T.
GARLICK. S.
GILLETT. H. E.
GLEW. J.
GLEW. S.
GLEW. W. A.
GOUGH. J.
GOUGH. J. B. T.
GRATION. O.
GREEN. A. E.
GREEN. J.
GREEN. W.
HACKETT. H.
12 o'clock face of pedestal (WW1): 9 o'clock face of pedestal (WW1):
HALL. C. C.
HALL. F.
HALL. H.
HALL. H.
HALL. W. A.
HALLAM. P.
HALLSWORTH. B.
HALLSWORTH. E.
HALLSWORTH. O.
HALLSWORTH. W.
HANN. G. L.
HARRISON. C. J.
HARTLE. H. S.
HASLAM. J. W.
HIND. J.
HITCHCOCK. H. A.
HOBSON. F.
HOBSON. H. H.
HODGKINSON. T.
HOLLAND. W. A.
HOLDEN. W.
HOWARTH. E.
HUNT. C.
HUNT. E.
HUNT. F. J. A.
HUNT. J. W.
HUNT. W.
HURST. A. H.
JACKSON. H.
JENNISON. A. E.
JOHNSON. T. H.
JONES. M. W.
KEY. J.
KEY. L. F.
KIRK. J. R.
KNIGHT. H.
LEES. G. G.
LEES. J. T. H. 		LICHFIELD. G.
LIGGETT. J.
LITTLE. W. H.
LOVING. W.
MAIDEN. J.
MARSH. C.
MARSH. G.
MASON. F. E.
MELBOURNE. F. W.
MELBOURNE. W. G.
MEWIS. W. A.
MILLER. W. B.
MILWARD. L.
MITCHELL. F.
MORLEY. S. H.
MOSELEY. F.
NEWTON. H.
NIGHTINGALE. G.
NOBLE. W.
PAPE. S.
PARKIN. G. A.
PARKIN. T. J.
PAXTON. E.
PEDEN. J.
PEPPER. W.
PERCIVAL. H. A.
PORTER. S.
POTTER. R. J.
POWDITCH. S.
PRICE. J.
PRIME. T. R.
RAISTRICK. J. W.
RENDALL. H.
RICE. C.
RICE. W.
RICHARDS. J.
RICHARDSON. A.
ROBERTSON. H. 		ROLLINSON. G. W.
RYDE. F. E.
SELBY. H.
SELLORS. C.
SHEPHERD. H.
SHIPWAY. J. C.
SIMPSON. J. W.
SIMS. F.
SKIDMORE. F.
SLATER. P. H.
SMITH. G.
SMITH. J. A.
SPENCER. A.
SPENCER. C. B.
SPENCER. C. E.
SPENCER. G. C.
SPENCER. W.
SPENCER. W. H.
SPENDLOVE. W. H.
STAMPER. F. W. P.
STEVENS. A. E.
STEPHENSON. T.
STONE. S. A.
STONE. C.
STONE. G. W.
STREET. F.
STRUTT. A. H.
SUNDERLAND. W. A.
SWINDALL. A.
SWINSCOE. J. H.
TAYLOR. E.
TAYLOR. G. W.
TAYLOR. J.
THROW. H.
TOMLINSON. A. J.
TOMLINSON. A.
TOPHAM. G.
TOPHAM. J. W. 		VARNEY. A.
WALKER. H. N.
WALKER. J. W.
WALKER. J.
WARDLE. C. U.
WASS. J. W.
WATERFALL. ALBT.
WATERFALL. A.
WATERFALL. L.
WATERFIELD. H. H.
WATHALL. E.
WATSON. F.
WATSON. F. A.
WATSON. H.
WATSON. J. A.
WATSON. T.
WATSON. W.
WEBSTER. S.
WESTON. J.
WHAWELL. W.
WHEATLEY. E. H.
WHEATLEY. W.
WHITE. F.
WIGLEY. R.
WILKINSON. W.
WILLIAMS. A.
WILMOT. J. M.
WINSON. G.
WOOLLEY. F.
WRIGHT. H. G.
WYNNE. G.
BURBRIDGE. D.
LITCHFIELD. J. H.
BELFIELD. G. E.
DAY. W. H.
Tablet on 6 o'clock face of base (WW2): Tablet on 6 o'clock face of obelisk (Post 1945):
1939-1945 REMEMBERING
THOSE WHO HAVE
DIED IN THE SERVICE
OF THEIR COUNTRY
SINCE 1945.
OSBORNE, M. C. 1995
ALLSOPP, H.
BAINES, A. E.
BALL, A.
BEASTALL, A. C.
BECK, R.A.
BERESFORD, J. E.
BESTWICK, W. A.
BETTS, D. G.
BOOKER, J. F.
BOWLER, S.
BLOUNT, C. H.
BRISTOW, C.
BROSTER, W. C.
BUXTON, G. E.
CHISHOLM, F. D.
CLARK, H. A.
CLARK, S. E.
CONQUEST, D.
COPE, W. H.
CRESSWELL, N.
CROFTS, A.
DALE, J.
DAVIES, F.
DENMAN, W.
FLANDERS, W. H.
FOULK, R.
FOX, S.
FROGGATT, A.
GAMBLE, F.
GLEW, F.
GOFF, F. B.
HACKETT, W. H.
HALL, G.
HALLSWORTH, N.
HALLSWORTH, S.
HALLSWORTH, W.
HAYWOOD, C. 		HOLLAND, F.
HOLMES, G.
HUBBARD, C. G.
HUNT, L.
HUNT, S. S.
JACKSON, F. B.
JEWKES, B.
JOHNSON, R. K. H.
KINDER, E. W.
LAND, P.
LUDLAM, F. W. H.
MILLAR, E.
MILWARD, F. A.
MILWARD, T.
PALMER, C. H.
PARKIN, C. E.
PAXTON, L. D.
ROPER, A. D.
SANDERS, E.
SANDERS, R.
SIMS, J. A.
SKIDMORE, R.
SPENCER, A.
STEEPLES, A. R.
STONE, J.
STREET, K. W.
TAYLOR, C. H.
TAYLOR, R.
TAYLOR, ROY.
THROW, G.
VARNEY, A.
WATHALL, L.
WESTON, F.
WESTON, H.
YATES, W.
TOMLINSON, G.
Conflicts and people named:
Conflict First World War (1914-1919) Second World War (1939-1945) Post 1945 conflicts Totals
Action Unspecified
Number died 225 73 1 299
Number served and returned  0  0 0  0
Total names 225 73 1 299
Administration
Custodian: Belper Town Council

Local authorities:
From WW1: Belper Parish Council; Belper Urban District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Belper Town Council; Amber Valley Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History and Conservation
c1923: The memorial was unveiled by Alderman G H Strutt.

7th November, 1948:  The WW2 addition was unveiled by Mrs Marion Broster.

1975-1992: The memorial lies within the Belper and Milford Conservation area designated and extended during that period.

December 2001: The memorial lies within the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site inscribed on that month.

7th February, 2013: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition and cared for.
References
Derby Telegraph; 18th July, 1923; p3: a brief reference to the unveiling of the memorial by Ald Strutt.

Ibid; 3rd November, 1948; p2; Announcement of forthcoming unveiling of WW2 addition.

Ibid; 8th November, 1948; p4; Report on the unveiling of WW2 addition.
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