Memorial Title
Whitwell
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 and WW2 war memorial cross at Whitwell, Derbyshire.
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Locations
| Last known location: The Square High St Whitwell Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: S80 4QU NGR: SK 52980 76692 ±5m |
Location details: The Square is at the junction of High St, Hangar Hill, Malthouse Rd, Station Rd and Portland St. |
Type
| Overall type: Cross. |
Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for. |
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| Description: A cross on a lantern-headed pillar surmounting a pedestal and stepped base. The potent cross, originally reported to be Portland Limestone, has hexagonal limbs and a small wheel at its centre. It surmounts the lantern head which has six gabled faces, each with a blind gothic arch. The tapered hexagonal pillar is formed from three sections but was originally taller than its current height. The pillar rests on a hexagonal pedestal with domed top and with an oblong tablet, originally reported as Welsh slate but now black granite, on each face bearing the WW1 inscriptions. Below the pedestal is a thin cushion stone with chamfered face separating it from a hexagonal plinth which has further black granite tablets on three of its faces bearing the WW2 inscriptions. The whole surmounts a hexagonal three-stepped base on a raised hexagonal platform built into the sloping road surface and thus of variable height. The platform was originally reported as Portland Limestone paving but now appears to be concrete, at least in part. Shortly after unveiling bronze posts were added to each angle, from which a chain was suspended to form a railing , but the feature is now lost. The gilded inscriptions and names are incised in upright capital roman lettering.. Glossary |
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Inscription
| Tablet on 6 o'clock face of pedestal: | Tablet on 7 o'clock face of pedestal: | Tablet on 10 o'clock face of pedestal: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918 IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY MAKE THEM TO BE NUMBERED WITH THY SAINTS IN GLORY EVERLASTING |
J. ALCOCK C. ASHLEY A. ALLETSON J. ASTLE J. BUCKENHAM T. BINCH J. BUTTERFIELD F. C. BROWN W. BAILEY H. BENNETT G. BENNETT J. W. COUPE P. N. COUPE J. COLLINGHAM W. COOPER W. CLARKE |
P. CARTWRIGHT A. DOLBY J. T. DOLBY H. ELLIS J. T. ELLIS T. B. FOX S. FORREST A. GODLEY J. L. GODLEY T. GASCOIGNE D. GEE A. GRAINGER J. GALLIMORE E. HARROP J. R. HURT W. E. HURT T. HEELEY T. HAMMONDS |
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| Tablet on 12 o'clock face of pedestal: | Tablet on 1 o'clock face of pedestal: | Tablet on 5 o'clock face of pedestal: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J. HANCOCK H. HAWKINS W. HEWKIN P. HILLABY H. HARVEY A. HUNT C. JACKSON G. JOHNSON E. KITCHEN A. KIRK T. C. LOWE M. LEE G. E. LEE J. P. LINDLEY J. R. MELLISH F. MALTHOUSE W. NORTON |
F. A. PENTELOWE G. PARKER L. RAYNES J. RAMSDEN R. RAMSDEN H. RODGERS J. SMITH R. SMITH W. A. SMITH A. SIBBERING J. D. STONE A. R. STREETS J. W. STREETS A. STUBBINS S. STOREY H. SQUIRES L. SQUIRES J. F. SHEEN |
S. SNOOKS A. STEVENS T. STANSBURY H. SWANN J. TAYLOR J. W. THORPE W. WALKER W. WAREHAM A. WATKINS J. WATSON A. WILKINSON J. W. WILKINSON J. R. CARDING-WELLS J. WHITE C. WOOD J. WOOD A. WOODHEAD G. H. YOUNG R. MORRIS |
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| Tablet on 6 o'clock face of plinth: | Tablet on 7 o'clock face of plinth: | Tablet on 5 o'clock face of plinth: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1939 - 1945 THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVER MORE |
L. BEESTON H. BERRY A. BIRD H. BUCKINGHAM F. E. EDWARDS H. EKIN R. L. HARNESS W. B. HIGGINS J. F. HOLLINGWORTH |
C. HUNT B. PROFFITT W. PERRETT J. S. SHAKESPEARE H. SUGDEN D. THORPE J. W. WILLIES D. WHEATLEY |
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Administration
Local authorities:
From WW1: Whitwell Parish Council; Clowne Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Whitwell Parish Council; Bolsover District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History
January, 1921: The parish council proposed to erect the memorial in The Square and the Duke of Portland had consented to the removal of an old "ivy-covered" cottage on the site called Peartree Cottage.
1923-4: The memorial was erected at a cost exceeding £400. The post and chain railings were not initially installed. The memorial is said to have been designed by "Lidstel and Brammel" but no other references to them have been found.
26th April, 1924: The memorial was unveiled by William Cavendish-Bentinck KG GCVO TD PC DL, 6th Duke of Portland, and dedicated by the Bishop of Southwell, Sir Edwyn Hoskyns Bt. There were initially 78 WW1 names on it.
May-December, 1924: The post and chain railings were installed.
4th January, 1925: The memorial was blown down during a gale and parts of it smashed.
1925: The memorial was rebuilt incorporating steel reinforment bars but with the column slightly shorter than the original.
Unknown date: Ten more WW1 names were added.
1950s: The WW2 names were added.
1949-1986: The post and chain railings were removed.
1991: The memorial was repointed.
Unknown date: The Welsh slate tablets were replaced by the granite ones.
14th January, 1971: The memorial lies within the Whitwell Conservation Area first designated on that date.
July 1987: The memorial lies within an area subject to an Article 4 Direction first made on that date.
28th January, 2011: The memorial was listed Grade II, Heritage List for England number 1396429.
22nd October, 2016: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Anne Branson. It was in fair condition and cared for.
References
Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald, 29th March 1924, p7: a statement regarding the format of the forthcoming unveiling ceremony.
Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald, 3rd May 1924, p1: a long and detailed account of the unveiling ceremony with list of names.
Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer, 5th January 1925, p8: a brief report of the storm damage. (This account was syndicated in many newspapers around the country.)
Heritage List for England: architectural and historic information.
Picture the Past: several photographs of the memorial from 1925 to 1986.
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