Memorial Title

Church of St Chad

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 and WW2 war memorial tablet in the Church of St Chad, Longford, Derbyshire.

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Locations

Last known location:
Church of St Chad
Long La
Longford
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
DE6 3DS

NGR:
SK 21471 38324
(From online digital mapping.)
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Location details:
The church is next to Longford Hall and is accessible from Long La via a public bridleway. The memorial is inside, on the west wall of the nave.

Type

Overall type: Tablet

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

Description:

A wall-mounted upright oblong limestone tablet with separate ornate cornices at the head and foot. The tablet has three hanging columns with intervening tracery at the head and an incised inscription in mixed styles of upright lettering coloured black with rubricated initials and dates. The upper cornice has a dentilated and moulded top above a foliated frieze. The lower cornice has a plain moulding above a dentilated frieze.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Tablet	Limestone	950	710	95	Fair
Top cornice	Limestone	250	850	150	Fair
Bottom cornice	Limestone	160	615	150	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

To the Glory of God and in Memory of the Men of this Parish who fell in The Great War 1914 - 18
ALGERNON AUSTIN.	GEORGE COPE
FREDERICK JACKSON	THOMAS JACKSON
WILLIAM JACKSON	FRANK W. MORLEY
JACK MURRAY	ERNEST MURRAY
WILLIAM REDSHAW	ERNEST STONE
EDWARD WRIGHT	GEORGE WRIGHT
Their Name Liveth for Evermore ARTHUR SHAW. 1939 - 45.

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	First World War (1914-1919)	Second World War (1939-1945)	Totals
Action or event	Not stated	Not stated
Number died	12	1	13
Number served and returned	0	0	0
Total names	12	1	13

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Parochial Church Council

Local authorities:
From WW1: Longford Parish Council; Ashbourne Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Longford Parish Council; Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History and Conservation

Unknown date: The WW1 memorial was installed.

Unknown date: The WW2 inscription was added.

13th September, 1967: The church was listed Grade I, Heritage List for England number 1109790.

13th May, 2011: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson. It was in fair condition and cared for although some of the colouring was missing from the inscription.

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