Memorial Title

Church of St Peter - Triptych

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 and WW2 war memorial triptych in the Church of St Peter, Snelston, Derbyshire.

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Locations

Last known location:
Church of St Peter
Church La
Snelston
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
DE6 2EP

NGR:
SK 15539 43334
(From online digital mapping.)
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Location details:
The church is on the north side of the road. The memorial is inside, on the east pier of the north arcade.

Type

Overall type: Triptych

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

Description:

An oaken panelled triptych containing a white alabaster tablet. When closed, the tall narrow single-panelled volets have no ornamentation, but when open they bear an emblem of a cockerel and crossed keys to the right and left respectively. The central panel is surmounted by a plain cavetto cornice and is divided into two panels. The upper third has a wooden panel bearing a gilded inscription in upright capital roman lettering. The lower two-thirds contains a glazed panel over a white alabaster tablet bearing delicate Moorish carving, with arcades and lattice windows in red, blue and gold and bearing Moorish texts. The three arches of the lower arcade have a crucifix at the centre and names on each side, inscribed in blue and black upright capital roman lettering. The main inscription terminates on the lower rail.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Volet x 2	Oak	720	255	20	Good
Central board (overall)	Oak	810	530	100	Good
Insert	Alabaster, glass	420	410	-	Good
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS.
1914 ~	~ 1918
RICHARD EVANS	ROBERT BARKER
EDWIN FOREMAN	ERNEST HALL
WILLIAM FOREMAN	SCOT LEASON
FREDERICK S. WOOD	ROBERT PELL
1939 ~	~ 1945
J. R. INGS.	K. INGS.
R I P

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	8	2	10
Number served and returned	0	0	0
Total names	8	2	10

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Parochial Church Council

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

History and Conservation

Unknown date, c1920s?: The memorial was erected with the WW1 names listed in black lettering.

Unknown date, c1950?: The WW2 names and dates, and the WW1 dates were added in blue lettering.

13th September, 1967: The church was listed Grade II*, Heritage List for England number 1109768.

August 1991: The Snelston Conservation Area was designated. The church lies within it.

4th September, 2019: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in good condition and cared for.

References

Mee, Arthur; Derbyshire in the King's England series; p235 in the 1947 reprint: a brief description of the memorial.

Comments

The Moorish carving is a copy of the original in the Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain.

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