Derbyshire War Memorials
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Memorial Title

Church of St Mary and St Barlock
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 and WW2 war memorial cross at the Church of St Mary and St Barlock, Norbury, Derbyshire
Images
Churchyard Setting Face WW1 names WW2 names Click on a thumbnail to see a larger image.
Further images may be available on request.
Locations
Last known location:
Churchyard
Church of St Mary and
 St Barlock
Norbury Hollow (B5033)
Norbury
Derbyshire 		Nearest postcode:
DE6 2ED

NGR:
SK 12540 42384 ±8m
(Map opens in new window.) 		Location details:
The church is on the north side of the road in the centre of the village. The cross is in the northwest corner of the churchyard, near the south door.
Type
Overall type: Cross Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for.
Description:

A sandstone cross on a square pedestal, plinth and base. At the head of the 6 o'clock face is a circular design of interlaced strapwork in the Anglo-Saxon or Celtic style and the tapered shaft has a recessed panel with an inscription at the foot. The 3 o'clock face of the cross also has an inscription at the foot. The battered pedestal has a triple stepped top with rounded arrises and inscriptions in a recessed panel on the 6 o'clock face and on the plain surfaces of the 9 and 3 o'clock faces. The plinth has an inscription on the 6 o'clock face. The inscriptions and names are incised in upright capital lettering.

Glossary 		Components:

ComponentMaterialHeightWidthDepthCondition
CrossSandstone2075500 255Fair
PedestalSandstone530675515Fair
PlinthSandstone18512201065Fair
BaseSandstone22519851835Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.
Inscription
6 o'clock face of cross:
Conflicts and people named:
ConflictFirst World War (1914-1919)Second World War (1939-1945)Totals
Action or eventNot statedNot stated
Number died11314
Number served and returned 00 0
Total names11314
IN GRATEFUL
REMEMBRANCE OF
THE MEN FROM
THIS PARISH
WHO LAID DOWN
THEIR LIVES IN
THE GREAT WAR
1914-1919.
6 o'clock face of pedestal:
LT COL. HENRY A. CLOWES. STAFF YEO
PTE. FREDERICK BOWLES. ROY. FUS.
PTE. THOMAS R. BLOOD. NOTTS & DBY.
PTE. HARRY BRUMBY. NOTTS & DBY.
PTE. JOHN DYCHE. EAST YKS.
PTE. FRED EVANS. N.Z.F.
PTE. HAROLD HAWKES. ROY. FUS.
PTE. CHARLES S. SAMWAYS. ROY. FUS.
PTE. STEPHEN WALKER. WEST YKS.
PTE. CLEMENT YEOMANS. NOTTS & DBY.
DMR. FRANK RIDDLE. ROY. FUS.
9 o'clock face of pedestal:
HOW ARE THEY NUMBERED
AMONG THE CHILDREN OF GOD
AND THEIR LOT IS AMONG
THE SAINTS.
FOR THEY ARE THINE, O LORD,
THOU LOVER OF SOULS.
3 o'clock face of cross:
REMEMBERING
ALSO THOSE
WHO FELL IN THE
1939-45 WAR.
3 o'clock face of pedestal:
SONS OF THIS PLACE, LET THIS
OF YOU BE SAID, THAT YOU WHO
LIVE ARE WORTHY OF YOUR DEAD
LT. L. T. ATKIN. MIDDX. REGT.
L/CPL. R. T. HAMMOND. R. ENNIS. FUS.
P/O. PILOT. R. VOSE. FLEET A. A.
6 o'clock face of plinth:
ERECTED BY RELATIVES AND PARISHIONERS.
Administration
Custodian: Presumed to be the Parochial Church Council

Local authorities:
From WW1: Norbury and Roston Parish Council; Sudbury Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1934: Norbury and Roston Parish Council; Ashbourne Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Norbury and Roston Parish Council; Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History and Conservation
August 1970: The Norbury Conservation Area was first designated, and the memorial lies within it.

15th September, 2011: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition and cared for.
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