Memorial Title
Staveley - Figure
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 and WW2 war memorial figure at Staveley, Derbyshire.
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Locations
| Last known location: Remembrance Gardens Lowgates (A619) Staveley Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: S43 3TR NGR: SK 43520 74875 ±5m (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: The memorial is in the centre of the gardens which are at the junction of Duke St and Lowgates. |
Type
| Overall type: Figure. |
Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for. |
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| Description: A white marble monument comprising a carved figure surmounting a tall pedestal and base. The figure is of a WW1 infantryman in active service dress, with pouches, wearing a steel helmet and holding a rifle in his right hand. His left hand is behind his back and he is leaning against a tree stump. The square pedestal has a moulded capstone and a moulded plinth at the foot over three marble steps and a three step concrete base. The inlaid inscription is in upright capital block lettering flush with the surface, but some visible peg holes suggest that there may have been an earlier configuration which may have been proud of the surface. The rifle originally had a fixed bayonet but it was missing when surveyed, and there was originally a square marble bollard at each corner of the steps but they have been removed. Further names have been added to the 6 o'clock face of the second marble step, and appear to have been painted. Glossary |
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Inscription
| IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THE MEN OF THE PARISH, (STAVELEY,) WHO FELL IN THE WAR OF 1914-1919 |
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| ADEN HERBERT ADKIN JOSEPH ADKIN WALTER ALLEN ERNEST ALTON FRANK ALVEY SAMUEL ASH FRANK A. BADCOCK BENJAMIN M. BAGULEY ALBERT BAGULEY ERNEST BAKER ISAAC BANKS WALTER BARLOW ARTHUR H. BARLOW NORMAN BEND JOHN BENISON JOSEPH BENNETT EDGAR BENNETT WILFRED BIRLEY JOHN R. BLACKHAM HAROLD G. BLETCHER HENRY BLUNT JAMES H. BOOTHROYD EDWIN BOWLER CHARLES E. BOYLE MICHAEL BRADLEY FRANK BRADLEY JAMES BREARLEY ALBERT E. BRITTON HERBERT BROOKS FRED BROWN JOHN W. BYWATER HOWARD CHILDS THOMAS H. CHURM JOHN H. CLARKE EDGAR COOPER FRANK COPLEY HERBERT COX WILLIAM CROFTS JOHN H. CROFTS THOMAS CROPPER WILFRED W. DAWSON JAMES DAWSON WILLIAM DAY JOHN DEAKIN JOHN DRURY WILLIAM H. DUNN SYLVANUS DUTTON WILLIAM ELLIS HENRY EXFORD GEORGE EXFORD ROBERT FAREHAM FRANK FRANKLYN LEONARD FRISBY WILLIAM GASSER ERNEST GAUNT JOHN R. GILLINGS JOHN WM. GOODWIN JOHN |
HADLEY JOHN HALL THOMAS HARDWICK GEORGE HARDY HAROLD HASMAN LEONARD HAWKES HAROLD HAY JOSEPH A. HAYCOX WILLIAM HAYWOOD FRANK HIBBERT FRANK HIGGINBOTTOM PERCY HINTON ARTHUR C HOLMES THOMAS E. HONOUR ARTHUR J. HOPLEY THOMAS HOUSTON RONALD HOWARD FRANK HUGHES WILLIAM HUMPHREYS ARTHUR HUMPHREYS FREDERICK HUMPHREYS HARRY HUNT JAMES HUNT WILLIAM JEFFREY HAROLD G. JERVIS CHARLES N. JOHNSON FRANK JOHNSON HORACE JOHNSON JOHN T. JOHNSON WILLIAM JONES ARTHUR JONES WALTER KELLER ALBERT G. KNIGHT THOMAS LACK WILLIAM LAMBERT FRED LAND WILFRED LEWIS WILLIAM LOOMES ARTHUR LOOMES JAMES LONGMATE WILFRED LOVICK MERVYN LOWE THOMAS LYNN WILLIAM MADDAMS REGINALD MADIN JOHN J, MARPLES HAROLD MARSDEN CHARLES MASON BERT MERRICK SAMUEL MILNER JOHN W. MOOERCROFT DENNIS MOORCROFT EDGAR MULLINS WILLIAM MULLINS WILSON MUSGROVE FRED W. MUSGROVE WALTER NEEDHAM ARTHUR T. NEEDHAM HARRY NORMAN ISAAC T. V. |
OAKLEY JOHN T. PARKES HENRY PEARCE HARRY PEARSON PETER POLLARD FRANK POXTON EMMANUEL RATCLIFFE ARTHUR REYNOLDS JOHN RICHARDSON DAVID RIMINGTON WILLIAM ROGERSON JOHN H. ROONEY JOSEPH ROYSE HARRY RYAN WILLIAM SHOOTER AARON SHOOTER JOSEPH SIMPSON ARTHUR R. SMEDLEY HENRY SMITH EDWIN SMITH JOSEPH SPENCER SIDNEY STIRLING GEORGE STRAWTHER HARRY STRAWTHER JOHN J. STUBBS CHARLES H. SWEENEY OWEN THOMPSON WALTER THOMPSON WILLIAM H. THRALL ARTHUR THRALL ALOYSIUS TOMLINSON FRED TOMLINSON JOHN TOMLINSON RALPH TUFFS FREDRICK ULYETT LEONARD VARDY WILLIAM WALE JOSEPH WALKER ERNEST WALKER GEORGE R. WALKER WILFRED WALSH JOSEPH WATSON ROBERT WATTS SIDNEY WESTON HORACE WETTON HORACE WHITLEY JOHN WHITTAKER FRED WIDDOWSON LEONARD WILKINS WILFRED WILKINS WILLIAM WILLIS ARTHUR WILSON CECIL J. WILSON LISTER WINNARD WILFRED WOODHOUSE SAMUEL WRIGHT L. A. |
EVERMORE
| BISHOP D. P. CLARKE J. GUMB J. R. KIPLING H. NEWMAN W. T. WHITTALL W. G. WALLEN G. R. |
| IN HONOUR AND REMEMBRANCE OF THE MEN OF STAVELEY URBAN DISTRICT 1939 - 1945 |
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| ALLPORT HOWARD ARTHINGTON NORMAN BALL ARTHUR BALLER FRANK BARKER DENNIS BERRISFORD LEONARD BRADBURY ARTHUR BRADSHAW GEOFFREY BRIGGS ALBERT E. COLLIS GORDON CUCKSON WALTER ELLIS HAROLD T. FLOOD REGINALD FREER WILLIAM M. GASSER JOHN G. GENDERS ARTHUR HANSORD BERNARD H. HARDWICK KENNETH HASMAN LEONARD HAYWOOD CHARLES W. HAYWOOD JAMES F. HEWER FRANK A. HIBBERT GEORGE A. HILL JOSEPH H. HOUGH WILLIAM D. HUNTER KENNETH JOHNSON BASIL JOHNSON HARRY KNIGHT RONALD M. HILL JOHN J. MADGIN WILLIAM MOLYNEUX JOHN MULLINS HAROLD |
NAYLOR CYRIL NORTON JOSEPH M. NICOLSON ALBERT NICOLSON CECIL PARKES THOMAS A. PEEL CHARLES A. REDFERN WILLIAM H. RIGBY HARRY RIMMINGTON JOHN ROONEY THOMAS RUDGE CHARLES H. SHAW ERIC STONE CHARLES E. TAYLOR HORACE THEAKER GEORGE W. THOMPSON WILLIAM H. THRALL FREDERICK TONKS GEOFFREY J TURNER GEORGE TURNER WILMHURST J. W. VARDY GORDON WAGSTAFF FREDERICK WAGSTAFFE WILLIAM D. WALLACE HAROLD WATTS CHARLES R. WIBBERLEY NORMAN WILLIAMS LEONARD WILSON DAVID S. WILSON DERRICK WINNARD HARRY BALFOUR JOHN BOOTH JOSEPH FERN PERCY |
| FRETWELL ALAN EDWARDS JOHN A. SMITH ROGER H. NORTON R. W. |
OTTER JOHN C. STOKES ERIC DICKENS COLIN |
| THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE. | |
| BEDFORD W. HORSEMAN F. F. SHARPE H. WATTS A |
| Conflicts and people named: | |||
| Conflict | First World War (1914-1919) | Second World War (1939-1945) | Totals |
| Action | — | ||
| Number died | 180 | 77 | 257 |
| Number served and returned | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total names | 180 | 77 | 257 |
Administration
Local authorities:
From WW1: Staveley Parish Council; Chesterfield Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From WW2: Staveley Parish Council; Staveley Urban District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Staveley Town Council; Chesterfield Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History
28th November, 1920: The memorial was unveiled by Sir Josiah Court, an eminent local doctor.
Unknown date: The corner bollards were removed.
c1941: The bayonet was broken off.
1940s: The WW2 names were added.
22nd October, 1971: The memorial lies within the Staveley Conservation Area designated on that date.
21st March, 2012: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition and cared for and appeared to have recently been cleaned. Some weathering has taken place especially on the brim of the soldier's helmet.
2014: The bayonet is believed to have been replaced.
References
Derbyshire Times; 4th December 1920, p1 col6: a report and personal account of the unveiling ceremony with the original 170 names listed.
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