St Michael the Archangel's Church

Memorial
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Locations

Last known location:
St Michael the
Archangel's
Churchyard
Main Rd (A6187)
Hathersage
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
S32 1BB

NGR:
SK 22935 81553
±5m

Location details:
On the western side of the drive between the gates and the church.

Type

Overall type: Crucifix.

Overall condition: Good. The inscription is legible.

Description:

A canopied crucifix on a stone base. The wooden cross bears a bronze life-size figure of Christ with a label above and is surmounted by a wooden and slate canopy. The lower step of the two-stepped base is of irregular stone blocks with mortared joints and the upper step is of coursed ashlar. An inclined stone tablet on the front of the base has an incised inscription in upright and sloping capital lettering coloured black.

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Cross	Wood	3200	1450	70	Good
Figure	Bronze	1200	1150	200	Good
Canopy	Wood, slate	950	1600	70	Good
Base	Stone	1350	1250	1500	Good
Tablet	Stone	520	690	100	Good
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

IN MEMORY
OF ALL SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
WHO HAVE FALLEN IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 — 1919
MAY THEY REST IN PEACE.
ERECTED BY THE CATHOLIC CONGREGATION
AND FRIENDS
1939 — 1945

Conflicts and people commemorated

Conflict	First World War (1914-1919)	Second World War (1939-1945)
Number died	0	0
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names	0	0

Administration

Custodians: Presumed to be the church authorities.

Local Authorities:
From WW1: Hathersage Parish Council; Bakewell Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Hathersage Parish Council; Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History

17th April, 1951: The memorial lies within the Peak District National Park designated on that date>

24th April, 1981: The memorial lies within the Hathersage Conservation Area first designated on that date.

1990: Encroaching weeds were removed.

15th April, 2015: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson. It was in good condition but moss was encroaching on the tablet and the inscription was becoming obscured by lichen.

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