Memorial Title
Pte W P Wright and Pte T Poskett
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial commemorating Pte Walter Wright and Pte Tom Poskett in Bolsover Methodist Church.
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Locations
| Last known location: Bolsover Methodist Church Hill Top (B6419) Bolsover Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: S44 6NG NGR: SK 47319 70661 (From online digital mapping.) (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: The memorial is inside at the south end of the east wall. |
Type
| Overall type: Screen. |
Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for. |
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| Description: A panelled oaken organ screen, L-shaped in plan. The upper panels have blind quatrefoil tracery at the head and the top rail bears three brass plaques commemorating the fallen. The incised inscription is in upright capital roman lettering. Glossary |
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Inscription
| Plaque on long side: | TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF WALTER PERCY WRIGHT PRIVATE ROYAL FUSILIERS WHO FELL AT MIRAUMONT FRANCE ON 17TH. FEBRUARY 1917 AGED 29 YEARS AND TOM POSKETT PRIVATE NOTTS AND DERBYS REGT WHO FELL AT POELCAPPELLE FRANCE ON 4TH. OCTOBER 1917 AGED 22 YEARS THIS SCREEN IS ERECTED BY THE CHOIR AND MEMBERS OF THIS CHURCH |
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| Left plaque on short side: | IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR HUSBAND WALTER PERCY WRIGHT PRIVATE ROYAL FUSILIERS WHO FELL AT MIRAUMONT FRANCE 17TH. FEB 1917 AGED 29 YEARS |
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| Right plaque on short side: | IN MEMORY OF A LOVING SON AND DEAR BROTHER PRIVATE TOM POSKETT 9TH. SHERWOOD FORESTERS WHO FELL IN ACTION 4TH. OCTOBER 1917 AGED 22 YEARS "DEEP IN OUR HEARTS HIS MEMORY CLINGS" |
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Administration
Local authorities:
From WW1: Bolsover Parish Council; Bolsover Urban District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Old Bolsover Town Council; Bolsover District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History
27th March, 1921: The memorial was unveiled by Mr H Stocks and dedicated by Rev H W Fuller.
17th July, 1971: The Wesleyan Methodist Church lies within the Bolsover Conservation Area first designated on that date.
Unknown dates: The Wesleyan Methodist Church was renamed the Trinity Methodist Church and subsequently the Bolsover Methodist Church.
2nd February, 2017: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition and cared for.
References
Derbyshire Courier, 2nd April 1921, p3: a report on the unveiling and dedication of the memorial.
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