Memorial Title
Youlgrave, Middleton, Alport and Harthill - WW1
Summary
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Locations
| Last known location: Church of All Saints Alport La Youlgrave or Youlgreave Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE45 1WS NGR: SK 21205 64382 (From online digital mapping.) (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: The church is at the junction of Bradford Rd and Alport La. The tablet is on the north wall of the north aisle. |
Type
| Overall type: Tablet | Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description: A plain oblong white stone tablet in a mottled brown alabaster frame. The frame comprises a plain sub-frame with moulded edge adjacent to the tablet and set in an elaborate outer frame. The outer frame comprises pilasters with carved foliated panels, surmounted by a moulded cornice below a plain frieze with carved laurel wreaths at each side and a larger nowy-headed moulded cornice containing a carved shield, with a red cross of St George and mantling at the head. The foot of the frame comprises an inverted moulded cornice above a plain frieze and two foliated carved brackets. The lower frieze contains, at its centre, a subsidiary oblong tablet with moulded borders. The inscriptions on both tablets are incised in upright capital lettering coloured black. Glossary |
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Inscription
| Frieze | 1914 | 1918 | |
| Main tablet | A. BACON | J. W. HOLMES | |
| T. H. BIRDS | W. JOHNSON | ||
| H. BONSALL | H. JONES | ||
| C. BRASSINGTON | P. SALT | ||
| H. BRASSINGTON | H. SLANEY | ||
| H. BRASSINGTON | G. SLATER | ||
| W. COWIE | J. STEVENSON | ||
| F. ELLIOTT | M. THOMPSON | ||
| I. EVANS | W. THOMPSON | ||
| W. EVANS | G. TWYFORD | ||
| F. GOULD | T. GILL | R. WATERHOUSE | |
| W. WRAGG | |||
| Subsidiary tablet | THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED AND A BED WAS ENDOWED IN THE DERBYSHIRE ROYAL INFIRMARY IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF YOULGRAVE MIDDLETON ALPORT & HARTHILL WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING & COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR | ||
| Conflicts and people named: | ||
| Conflict | First World War (1914-1919) | Totals |
| Action or event | Not stated | |
| Number died | 24 | 24 |
| Number served and returned | 0 | 0 |
| Total names | 24 | 24 |
Administration
Local authorities:
From WW2: Youlgreave Parish Council; Bakewell Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Youlgreave Parish Council; Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History and Conservation
12th July, 1967: The church was listed Grade I, Heritage List for England number 1109853.
5th February, 1982: The Youlgrave Conservation Area was designated: the church lies within it.
26th September, 2008: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in good condition and cared for.
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