Memorial Title
Employees of John Smedley Ltd - WW2
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW2 war memorial tablet to the employees of John Smedley Ltd at Lea Mills, Lea Bridge, Derbyshire.
Images
|
|
|
|
|
Click on a thumbnail to see a larger image. Further images may be available on request. |
Locations
| Last known location: Roadside Lea Mills, Lea Rd Lea Bridge Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE4 5AG NGR: SK 31862 56425 (From online digital mapping.) (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: On the western side of the road, to the south of the main entrance to the mill premises. |
| Previous location: Roadside Office Building (redundant) Lea Rd Lea Bridge Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE4 5AG NGR: SK 31865 56396 (From online digital mapping.) (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: On the eastern side of the road, to the south of the main entrance to the former offices, on the angled wall of the building. |
Type
| Overall type: Tablet. |
Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for. |
||||||||||||||||||
| Description: An oblong wall-mounted limestone tablet with stepped shoulders and a moulded border. The incised inscription is in upright capital roman lettering and each name is preceded by an incised cross coloured red. Glossary |
Components:
|
||||||||||||||||||
Inscription
| IN MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM LEA MILLS WHO FELL IN THE WORLD WAR 1939 – 1945 ALWYN BENTLEY SERGEANT R A F † AT SEA OFF MALTA 9TH. MAY 1942 |
||||||||||||||||||||
| MAURICE HENRY BOWLER GDSMN GRENADIER GDS † BANNEVILLE LA-CAMPAGNE 30TH. JULY 1944 |
LEONARD BRADLEY CPL R DRAGOON GUARDS † HAIFA 29TH. JUNE 1946 |
|||||||||||||||||||
| JOHN BROOM PRIVATE SHERWOOD FORESTERS † AT SEA OFF THAILAND 14TH. SEPTEMBER 1944 |
||||||||||||||||||||
| JOHN SAMUEL FEARN PTE HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY † ISSUM 5TH. MAR 1945 |
PERCIVAL JOHNSON LANCE SERGEANT GRENADIER GDS † ITALY 8TH. NOV 1943 |
|||||||||||||||||||
| WILLIAM STANLEY NEWTON PRIVATE PIONEER CORPS † RYES 17TH. JUNE 1944 |
||||||||||||||||||||
| IVOR GLYN PATTISON CAPTAIN ROYAL ARTILLERY † ANZIO 30TH. JANUARY 1944 |
FRANCIS REX PICKERING SERGEANT R A F † WOUMEN 31ST. OCTOBER 1942 |
|||||||||||||||||||
| IT IS BETTER FOR US TO PERISH IN BATTLE THAN TO LOOK UPON THE OUTRAGE OF OUR NATION AND OUR ALTARS AS THE WILL OF GOD IS IN HEAVEN EVEN SO LET HIM DO |
||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Administration
Local authorities:
From WW2: Dethick Lea and Holloway Parish Council, Belper Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Dethick Lea and Holloway Parish Council, Amber Valley Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History and Conservation
December 2001: The memorial lies within the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site inscribed in that month.
26th August, 2010: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition and cared for.
Spring 2016: The buildings to the east of the road were vacated by the company and the memorial was removed prior to the property being put on the market.
9th November, 2016: The memorial was installed on the face of the building on the west side of the road.
26th July, 2017: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition and cared for.
References
Comments