Memorial Title

70th Anniversary of VE Day (Lost)

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a war memorial well dressing commemorating the 70th anniversary of VE Day at Hathersage Primary School, Derbyshire.

Images

Locations

Last known location:
Roadside
School La
Hathersage
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
S32 1BZ

NGR:
SK 23361 81604
(From online digital mapping.)

Location details:
Against the wall on the eastern side of School La, at the back of the verge on the angle of the junction with Main Rd (A6187).

Type

Overall type: Well dressing.

Overall condition: Lost

Description:

A traditional temporary well dressing tableau made from flowers and other vegetation pressed into clay held in a wooden frame and comprising five panels. A triangular pediment contained an image of bells in brown on a blue ground with text and musical notation superimposed. The main central panel contained an image of children dancing in celebration of the arrival of peace, while overhead a white dove flew over bunting with a spitfire aeroplane in the distance. The two smaller side panels bore vertical columns of text in gold over a green ground and the lower, horizontal, panel bore the dates in gold and two images of the Union Flag, all over a green ground. The well dressing was displayed from 4th to 11th July 2015 and was subsequently dismantled.

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Mosaic	Clay, flowers, pebbles, feathers	c1500	c1500	c50	Lost
Frame	Wood	c1500	c1500	c50	Unknown
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

Pediment:

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

VE
DAY

Left panel:

PEACE

Right panel:

PEACE

Bottom panel:

1945 2015

Administration

Custodian: Not known.

Local authorities:
Hathersage Parish Council; Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History

May - July 2015: The memorial was planned, designed and constructed by pupils of Hathersage Primary School, assisted by staff and parents.

4th-11th July 2015: The Memorial was displayed at the roadside.

12th July 2015: The memorial was dismantled and the components salvaged for future use.

References

Well dressing details are available from the welldressing.com site run by Glyn Williams.

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