Memorial Title

Old Whittington and Sheepbridge Miners
Welfare Club

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW2 plaque at the Church of St Bartholomew, Old Whittington, Chesterfield, Derbyshire commemorating members of the Old Whittington and Sheepbridge Miners Welfare Club.

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Locations

Last known location: Church of St Bartholomew Church Lane North Old Whittington Chesterfield Derbyshire	Nearest postcode: S41 9QP NGR: SK 47044 41749 ±5m (Map opens in new window.)	Location details: In the community area.

Previous location: Old Whittington and Sheepbridge Miners Welfare Club (redundant) Station La Old Whittington Chesterfield Derbyshire	Nearest postcode: S41 9NL NGR: SK 38528 74744 ±5m (Map opens in new window.)	Location details: Not known.

Type

Overall type: Plaque.

Overall condition: Fair.

Description:

A cast metal plaque on a wooden backboard.
The square metal plaque (possibly bronze) has narrow moulded margins and bears an inscription and names in raised upright capital roman lettering. The horizontal oblong backboard has a fluted pilaster to each side and surmounts an oblong base. The top comprises an oblong board with a pair of metal brackets attached, by which the memorial may be attached to a wall although it is currently freestanding. Below the main plaque, at the centre, is a small plaque (possibly brass) bearing a dedication incised in upright capital block lettering.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Plaque	Metal	420	425	20	Fair
Plaque	Metal	70	125	2	Fair
Backboard (overall)	Wood	560	710	100	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

Main plaque:

IN MEMORY
OF
WILLIAM PARKIN AGED 40 YRS.
LADDIE GIBBONS AGED 22 YRS.
WILLIAM WHITBREAD AGED 25 YRS.

1939 - 1945.

THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD,
AS WE WHO ARE LEFT GROW OLD.
AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM,
NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN.
AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN,
AND IN THE MORNING,
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.
HONORIS CAUSA.

Dedication plaque:

PRESENTED TO
THE OLD WHITTINGTON AND SHEEPBRIDGE
MINERS WELFARE CLUB
BY THE STEWARD AND STEWARDESS
BERT AND MARY STATON
AS A TOKEN OF THEIR RESPECT TO
THE LADS FROM THE WELFARE WHO
SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR
1939 - 1945.

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	Second World War (1939-1945)	Totals
Action or event	-
Number died	3	3
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names	3	3

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Parochial Church Council.

Local authorities:
From WW2: Chesterfield Borough Council.
From 1974: Chesterfield Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History and Conservation

c1950: The memorial was compiled and installed in the social club.

June 2022: The club closed and the memorial was presumably removed to the church at about that time.

4th April, 2023: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition.

References

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Comments

Although the church is a listed building and lies within the Old Whittington Conservation Area, the memorial is freestanding so is presumed to lie outside the protection of any constraints which might be imposed were it fixed to the structure. It is presumably also exempt from church faculties.

We are grateful to Mr Phil Morris of St Bartholomew's Church for his assistance in researching and recording this memorial.

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