Memorial Title
70th Anniversary of VE Day and the Role of Women (Lost)
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a war memorial well dressing commemorating the 70th Anniversary of VE Day and the Role of Women at the Hands Well at the junction of The Street and Sawpit Hill, Tissington, Derbyshire.
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Locations
| Last known location: Hands Well Junction of The Street and Sawpit Hill Tissington Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE6 1RA NGR: SK 17427 52487 (From online digital mapping.) |
Location details: On the northern side of the junction. The Street is sometimes known as Rakes La and Sawpit Hill is sometimes known as Chapel La. |
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 a central recessed main panel flanked by a pair of columns supporting an arch. The complex themes featured a biblical scene but also commemorated the 70th anniversary of VE Day and the role of women in WW2. The central panel featured a depiction of Elizabeth's meeting with Mary in a courtyard with countryside visible in the background.. The lettering on the arch was in red upright capital block lettering against a white ground and the finial comprised a white cross above the badge of the Sherwood Foresters Regiment and a collection of WW2 medals. The two columns each contained a collection of badges representing various women's organisations. The the left were badges of the Auxiliary Territorial Service, the Women's Royal Naval Service, the Women's Auxiliary Air Force and the unofficial and clandestine Women's Home Defence unit. To the right were badges of the Women's Land Army, the Women's Institute and the Women's Voluntary Service. |
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Inscription
| Arch: |
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| MARY'S VISIT TO ELIZABETH | ||||||||||||
| Central panel: | ||||||||||||
| LUKE CHP 1 VRS 39-45 | ||||||||||||
| Column finials: | ||||||||||||
| 20 15 | ||||||||||||
| Left column: | ||||||||||||
| VICTORY IN VE - 70 |
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| Right column: | ||||||||||||
| EUROPE 70 VE-70 |
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Administration
Custodian: Not known.
Local authorities:
Tissington Parish Council; Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History
Spring 2015: The memorial was planned, designed and constructed by members of the local community.
14th May, 2015: The memorial was blessed by the local clergy.
14th May, 2015: The memorial was displayed from 14th to 20th May, 2015
21st May, 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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