Memorial Title
Stanton in Peak
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial cross at Stanton in Peak.
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Locations
| Last known location: Roadside Main Rd Stanton in Peak Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE4 2LX NGR: SK 24102 64298 (From online digital mapping.) (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: At the junction with Park La. |
Type
| Overall type: Cross. |
Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for. |
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| Description: A sandstone potent cross on a circular two-stepped base. The base is raised on a circular ashlar cairn and the whole is built against a drystone wall and surrounded by paving and steps. The inscription is incised in upright capital lettering on the face of the steps. Glossary |
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Inscription
| Top step of base: | IN EVERLASTING MEMORY OF THE MEN OF STANTON WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR US 1914-1918. |
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| Bottom step of base: [The names are in three rows and do not wrap on the memorial.] |
LT COL. BERTIE G. DAVIE 8TH. LDN. REGT PTE. HAROLD HARVEY SHERWOOD FORST. PTE. JOHN B SIDDALL MACHINE GUN CORP SAPPER HERBERT EVANS R. E. PTE JOHN W HOLMES CHESHIRE REGT. A. B. ARTHUR WHITWORTH R.N.V.R. PTE. JAMES W. GLADWIN SHERWOOD FORST. PTE CHARLES PENISTONE INFANTRY WORKS COY PTE. JOHN R. STEVENSON SHERWOOD FORST. |
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Administration
Local authorities:
From WW1: Stanton Parish Council; Bakewell Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Stanton in Peak Parish Council; Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
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