Derbyshire War Memorials
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Memorial Title

Matlock Primitive Methodist Church and
  Sunday School - Windows
Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of WW1 war memorial windows at the former Matlock Primitive Methodist Church, Derbyshire.
Images
West window East window Click on a thumbnail to see a larger image.
Further images may be available on request.
Locations
Last known location:
Former Matlock Primitive
 Methodist Church
Bank Rd
Matlock Bank
Derbyshire 		Nearest postcode:
DE4 3GL

NGR:
SK 30141 60611
(From online digital mapping.)
(Map opens in new window.) 		Location details:
The redundant church was converted to private apartments about 2015 and is now private property with no access available. The windows have been retained in the south wall but are no longer accessible.
Type
Overall type: Windows Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for.
Description:

A group of four stained glass windows in the south wall of the former church. Each lancet window is comprised of mainly plain oblong panes of pastel shades of blues, greens, pink or clear glass with a few clusters of decorative geometrical shapes in deeper colours. Two of the windows each contain an oblong panel bearing the inscription in upright capital roman lettering.

Glossary 		Components:

ComponentMaterialHeightWidthDepthCondition
Window x 4Stained glassc3500c900 -Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.
Inscription
Western window THE WINDOWS ON THIS SIDE WERE ERECTED IN GRATEFUL MEMORY
OF THE TWENTY-EIGHT BRAVE MEN OF THIS CHURCH AND SUNDAY-SCHOOL
WHO GAVE THIER [Sic] LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 — 1919.
THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE
Eastern window THE WINDOWS ON THIS SIDE WERE ERECTED IN GRATEFUL MEMORY
OF THE TWENTY-EIGHT BRAVE MEN OF THIS CHURCH & SUNDAY SCHOOL
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918.
THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE
[The two inscriptions are not identical.]
Conflicts and people named:
ConflictFirst World War (1914-1919)Totals
Action or eventNot stated
Number died00
Number served and returned00
Total names *00
* See Comments below regarding names.
Administration
Custodian: Not known

Local authorities:
From WW1: Matlock Parish Council, Matlock Urban District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Matlock Town Council, Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History and Conservation
29th February, 1920: The windows were unveiled by Mr Joseph Ash.

c1968: The church is reported to have closed.

1986: The Matlock Bank Conservation Area was first designated. The building lies within it.

c2014: The church was sold for conversion to residential accomodation.

20th February, 2016: The windows were photographed by Alan Piper when the church had been gutted prior to conversion to apartments.
References
The (Derbyshire) Courier; 6th March, 1920; p2 col5: an extensive report of the unveiling ceremony.

Piper, Alan; Pers Comm; several emails in September 2019 regarding the former church and its memorials.
Comments
Although no names are inscribed on the memorial, a newspaper account of the unveiling gives the 28 names as follows: John Allen, Samuel Boden, Samuel Carline, Lubin Derbyshire, Wilfred Eakin, Samuel Frost, Frederick Hawley, Albert F Wall Holmes, John Anthony Holmes, William Holmes, Sydney Lill, John J B Muir, Haslam Sellors, Ernest Simpson, Elston J Slater, John J Slater, William Smith, Ernest Taylor, Joseph Toplis, Louis Wall, John Charles Wilgoose, Ernest Henry Wildgoose, Norman Wildgoose, Charles William Woolley, James Henry Woodhouse, Roy Woodhouse, Walter H Woodiwiss, Harold Wragg.

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