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Memorial Title Church of St Saviour
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Summary Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial roll of honour in the Church of St Saviour, formerly at Westhouses and now at Golden Valley, Derbyshire.
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Locations
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Last known location: Church of St Saviour Midland Railway Centre John Hett Dr Golden Valley Riddings Derbyshire
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Nearest postcode: DE5 3QW
NGR: SK 41445 51933 (From online digital mapping.) (Map opens in new window.)
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Location details: The church is within the grounds of the Midland Railway Centre at Swanwick Junction and is accessible from Coach Rd at Riddings. The roll of honour is on the north wall inside the church, near the pulpit.
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Previous location: Church of St Saviour (Demolished) Tibshelf Rd (B6025) Westhouses Derbyshire
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Nearest postcode:
NGR: SK 42257 58004 (From online digital mapping.) (Map opens in new window.)
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Location details: The church was accessed from a track adjacent to No 31 Tibshelf Rd.
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Type
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Overall type: Roll of honour
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Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for.
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Description:
A roll of honour in a glazed wooden frame. The paper roll of honour is printed on an upright oblong sheet with a heading comprising upright capital roman lettering coloured red and blue, overlain by a Union Flag, and flanked by yellow roundels containing crossed flags of allied nations. The handwritten names are in three columns for name, unit and biography respectively, however only one biographical note is given. The roll is mounted in a glazed wooden frame with moulded sides and a carved fleuron in each corner. The frame is surmounted by a plain frieze with raised centre panel and a moulded cornice at the top.
Glossary
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Components:
Component | Material | Height | Width | Depth | Condition |
Roll of honour | Paper | 610 | 485 | c50 | Poor |
Frame | Wood, glass | 970 | 680 | c50 | Fair |
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise. |
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Inscription
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FOR KING AND COUNTRY OUR ROLL OF HONOUR
PLEASE REMEMBER IN PRAYERS THE FOLLOWING WHO ARE ON ACTIVE SERVICE |
NAME | SERVICE | REMARKS |
Daniel Sheldon | Royal Engineers | Died of Wounds in France March 27th 1915 |
Ernest Wheeldon | Royal Garrison Artillery |
George Doxey | Sherwood Foresters |
Leonard Brook | Sherwood Foresters |
Timothy Fox | Royal Engineers |
George Herbert Killer | North Staffords |
George Batterley | 2/4th Royal Scots |
Walter Batterley | Army Veteran [ * ] Service Corps |
William Brooks | Training Reserve |
Bernard Brooks | Sherwood Foresters |
Ernest Brooks | Army Service Corps |
Joseph Samuel Spencer | Buffs |
Arthur Cordin | Notts & Derby Army Service Corps |
William Slack | Notts & Durham Light Infantry |
George Harry Goodall | 11th Section 3rd Platoon 43 Labor Company B.E.F. |
William Jones | Sherwood Foresters |
William Else | Sherwood Foresters |
William Houghton | Sherwood Foresters |
Leonard Williaham [stet] | Derbyshire Yeomanry |
Frank Alsop | Royal Engineers |
George Millward | Royal Army Medical Corp |
Ernest Gregory | Royal Engineers |
Samuel Pearson | Sherwood Foresters |
Sidney Birley | Sherwood Foresters |
C. B. Starbuck | Sapper Royal Engineers B .E.F. |
George Buckley | 4th Platoon Labor Company B.E.F. France |
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| [ * believed to be an error for Army Veterinary Corps] |
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Conflicts and people named:
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Conflict | First World War (1914-1919) | Totals |
Action or event | Not stated | |
Number died | 1 | 1 |
Number served and returned | 25 | 25 |
Total names | 26 | 26 |
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Administration
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Custodian: Presumed to be the Trustees of the Midland Railway Trust
Local authorities: WW1 - 1974: Blackwell Parish Council, Blackwell Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council. 1974-1994: Blackwell Parish Council, Bolsover District Council; Derbyshire County Council. From 1994: Ripley Parish Council, Amber Valley Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.
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History and Conservation
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c1920?: The roll was compiled and mounted in the church at Westhouses.
Unknown date: The church was recorded for the Derbyshire Historic Environment Record:
Monument record MDR15101 - St Saviour's Church (also known as 'the Tin Tabernacle') (site of), Westhouses.
c1994-6. The church was closed.
March, 1995 to May, 1995: The church was dismantled and rebuilt at Swanwick Junction. It was re-erected with help from several people including supervisors and trainees from the Community Task Force and South East Derbyshire College.
18th February, 2008: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in poor condition; the paper roll was faded and stained, but it was cared for.
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