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Memorial Title

Matlock - Obelisk (Pic Tor)
Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 and WW2 war memorial obelisk at Pic Tor near St Giles's Church, Old Matlock, Derbyshire.
Images
Setting WW1 6 oclock WW1 9 oclock WW1 12 oclock WW1 3 oclock WW2 6 oclock WW2 9 oclock
WW2 12 oclock WW2 3 oclock Northern Ireland Click on a thumbnail to see a larger image.
Further images may be available on request.
Locations
Last known location:
Pic Tor
Church St
Old Matlock
Derbyshire 		Nearest postcode:
DE4 3BZ

NGR:
SK 29859 59782
(From online digital mapping.) 		Location details:
Access by foot is from St Giles's Churchyard or from the riverside walk at Dale Road.
Type
Overall type: Obelisk

 Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for.
Description:

A substantial monument comprising an ashlar sandstone obelisk on a two stepped base and surmounted by a wheel formy cross. Chamfered recesses around the base of the obelisk contain bronze WW1 plaques and further bronze plaques for WW2 and Northern Ireland are attached to the surface of the obelisk below them. The inscriptions are in raised upright capital block lettering. A small cubical limestone vase was added to bottom step later.

Glossary 		Components:

Component Material Height Width Depth Condition
Cross Sandstone c1500 c1400 c400 Fair
Obelisk Sandstone ashlar c6000 1800 1800 Fair
Base Sandstone 550 3050 3050 Fair
WW1 Plaques x4 Bronze 980 920 - Fair
WW2 Plaques x4 Bronze 250 1010 - Fair
Plaque Bronze 80 190 - Fair
Vase Limestone 180 120 180 Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.
Inscription
WW1 plaque on 6 o'clock
 face of obelisk: 		1914 - 1919
IN GRATEFUL AND LOVING
REMEMBRANCE
OF OUR MEN
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
FOR
HONOUR AND FREEDOM.
"HE LIVES IN FAME
THAT DIED IN VIRTUE'S CAUSE."
WW1 plaque on 3 o'clock
 face of obelisk: 		E. ALLEN.
J. T. ALLEN.
T. ALLEN.
WA. ALLEN.
WM. ALLEN.
G. E. ANDREWS.
H. H. ANDREWS.
F. G. A. ARKWRIGHT.
G. W. ASHTON.
F. BAGSHAW.
H. BAGSHAW.
W. BAGSHAW.
J. BAGSHAW.
G. BALLINGTON.
G. BARNES.
H. BARNES.
W. BATES.
W. BEARD.
G. W. BODEN.
S. BODEN.
J. W. BOOTH.
G. F. BOWER. 		J. W. BRADWELL.
W. J. BRIDDON.
J. E. BROCKLEHURST.
C. BUNTING.
O. BUNTING.
F. BUXTON.
T. BUXTON.
A. B. CAMPBELL.
H. S. CHECKLEY.
C. CLARKE.
H. CLAY.
J. CLAY.
L. CLAY.
H. COOK.
E. COOPER.
H. COWLISHAW.
F. CROFT.
G. CROWDER.
G. CROWTHER. 		F. W. DAKIN.
L. DERBYSHIRE.
L. G. DICKINSON.
C. D. DUMAS.
W. EAKIN.
G. ELSE.
J. ELSE.
A. FARNSWORTH.
P. FARNSWORTH.
T. FEARN.
J. FLETCHER.
F. FLINT.
O. FLINT.
C. FOX.
F. FOX.
G. FOX.
I.S. FOX.
J. S. FOX.
S. FOX.
WW1 plaque on 12 o'clock
 face of obelisk: 		C. J. W. GOODWIN.
E. GIBB.
H. L. GREY.
A. GREGORY.
E. GREGORY.
F. GREGORY.
J. J. GREGORY.
S. GROCOTT.
G. S. HALL.
W. HALLAM.
J. HANDLEY.
F. HAWLEY.
E. HAYNES.
J. H. HAYES.
E. HENSTOCK.
S. HENSTOCK.
F. A. HETHERINGTON
A. HOLMES.
A. HOLMES-BOWER.
H. HOLMES.
J. HOLMES.
R. HOLMES. 		W. HOLMES.
W. HOLLAND.
J. HOPKINSON.
E. L. HOUSLEY.
J. C. HYDE.
A. KEELING.
W. KEELING.
G. E. KENWORTHY.
J. A. C. KERSEY.
C. J. KNOWLES.
W. R. KNOWLES.
J. LAND.
F. J. LEWIS.
S. LILL.
C. H. LILY.
A. LOVELL.
H. LOWE.
J. MARGERRISON.
B. MILNE.
R. MILNE. 		J. MILLS.
J. H. P. MITCHELL.
G. A. MOORE.
J. MOXON.
J. J. MUIR.
I. MYCOCK.
F. NIXON.
W. H. OATES.
C. PARTRIDGE.
G. PARTRIDGE.
A. POULTNEY.
H. PURSGLOVE.
J. RADFORD.
W. RAWSON.
A. READ.
C. E. READ.
W. H. RILEY.
B. ROUSE.
W. H. RYLANDS.
WW1 plaque on 9 o'clock
 face of obelisk: 		J. SEEDHOUSE.
G. SELLORS.
H. SELLORS.
AL. SHAW.
AR. SHAW.
E. SIMPSON.
E. SLATER.
G. SLATER.
J. J. SLATER.
F. SMITH.
H. SMITH.
I. SMITH.
J. SMITH.
R. SMITH.
S. A. SMITH.
W. SMITH.
A. SPENCER.
G. STACEY.
J. STATHAM.
J. STONE. 		G. W. STOREY.
H. SWINSCOE.
W. E. TAYLOR.
G. THOMPSON.
A. THORPE.
H. TOFT.
T. F. TOMLINSON.
A. TOPLIS.
J. TOPLIS.
H. TOWE.
J. W. TWIGG.
E. VINCENT.
A. WALL.
J. WALL.
L. WALL.
R. W. WALL.
T. WALTERS. 		B. WARD.
R. WARD.
A. WHEATCROFT.
F. WHEATCROFT.
T. WHERRETT.
F. WHITE.
C. WILDGOOSE.
E. H. WILDGOOSE.
J. H. WILDGOOSE.
N. WILDGOOSE.
C. C. WILLCOCK.
T. WILSON.
J. WOODHOUSE.
R. WOODHOUSE.
W. H. WOODIWISS.
C. W. WOOLLEY.
J. WOOLLEY.
G. B. WRAGG.
H. WRAGG.
J. W. WYATT.
WW2 plaque on 6 o'clock
 faceof obelisk: 		1939 - 1945
"WE WILL REMEMBER THEM."
WW2 plaque on 3 o'clock
 face of obelisk: 		C. T. P. E. ALSOP.
T. ALLSOPP.
J. T. ALLWOOD.
H. BALLINGTON.
C. BARNES.
F. K. BONSALL. 		W. S. BOWLER.
S. H. BRIDDON.
S. BROWN.
W. CROUCH.
S. GAUNT.
H. GOULD. 		C. C. GREGORY.
H. GRIMSHAW.
M. G. HAM.
K. G. HARRISON.
A. E. HOOD.
WW2 plaque on 12 o'clock
 face of obelisk: 		F. A. JONES.
F. J. KENNEDY.
F. S. KING.
T. KIRWAN.
E. J. LOVEROCK.
W. H. LOWE. 		G. B. MOORE.
T. R. MOWATT.
F. J. OWENS.
W. PENNINGTON.
H. POUNDALL. 		T.A. SCOTTHORNE.
H. SHELDON.
C. SLATER.
A. L. SLATER.
G. T. SLATER.
W. STAFFORD.
WW2 plaque on 9 o'clock
 face of obelisk: 		F. B. VALLANCE.
R. VALLANCE.
C. WALL.
C. WALTHALL. 		R. N. R. WHERRETT.
G. T. WIBBERLEY.
R. J. S. WICKS.
F. B. H. WILDGOOSE.
K. W. WILSON. 		J. WOOD.
E. K. WOOD.
A. E. WOOLLEY.
H. YOUNG.
Plaque on 12 o'clock
 face of base: 		M. F. PRIME
NORTHERN IRELAND
Vase: GIVEN BY
MATLOCK
CIVIC
ASSOCIATION
1998
Conflicts and people named:
ConflictFirst World War (1914-1919)Second World War (1939-1945)Northern Ireland Conflict (1969-2007)Totals
Action—
Number died 178 47 1 226
Number served and returned  0  0 0  0
Total names 178 47 1 226
Administration
Custodian: Believed to be Matlock Town Council.

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
13th September, 1920: Matlock Urban District Council announced that it had acquired the land at Pic Tor from Mr F C Arkwright, Vice-lord-lieutenant of Derbyshire, for £350 and that a memorial would be erected at the summit.

1920-21: The memorial was designed by William Nathan Statham and built by John William Wildgoose at a cost of about £500.

7th August, 1921:  The memorial was unveiled by Mr F C Arkwright of Willersley, Vice-lord-lieutenant of Derbyshire.

October 1980: The memorial lies within the Old Matlock Conservation Area first designated in that month.

9th August, 2006: The memorial was listed Grade II, Heritage List for England number 1391740.

16th March, 2009: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition and cared for.
References
Derby Telegraph; 14th September 1920, p3: A brief report regarding the land acquisition.

Derby Telegraph; 9th August 1921, p3: A brief report of the unveiling.

Derbyshire Courier;13th August 1921, p1: An extensive account of the parade and unveiling service with transcriptions of the wreath tributes and a full list of the fallen.
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