Memorial Title
Land Girls (Lost)
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a war memorial well dressing commemorating Land Girls at Main Well, Market Place, Hartington, Derbyshire.
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Locations
| Last known location: Main Well Market Pl Hartington Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: SK17 0AW NGR: SK 12815 60457 (From online digital mapping.) |
Location details: Against the pump on the traffic island on the eastern side of Market Pl at the junction with Church St. |
Type
| Overall type: Well dressing. |
Overall condition: Lost |
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| Description: A traditional temporary well dressing tableau made from flowers and other vegetation pressed into clay held in a wooden frame. The dressing comprised an upright oblong main panel recessed in an oblong frame and surmounted by a segmental pediment. The central panel depicted a woman driving a horse-drawn plough with the sun rising in the background. The top of the frame bore a sheaf of wheat at the centre with silhouettes of women picking apples in the background and the side panels had rural landscapes with pitchforks superimposed. The bottom of the frame bore the inscription in black capital block lettering against a green background with silhouettes of women planting vegetables. The pediment bore the date in yellow numbers on a blue ground within a red wreath with a yellow cross at each side against a green ground. |
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Inscription
| 2015 LAND GIRLS |
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Administration
Custodian: Not known.
Local authorities:
Hartington Town Quarter Parish Council; Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History
Summer 2015: The memorial was planned, designed and constructed by members of the local community.
12th September, 2015: The memorial was blessed by the local clergy.
20th September, 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.
Comments
The expression Land Girls refers to civilian members of the Womens Land Army who worked in agriculture during both world wars.