Memorial Title
Royal Flying Corps (Lost)
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a war memorial well dressing commemorating the Royal Flying Corps at the Coffin Well, Tissington, Derbyshire.
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Locations
| Last known location: Coffin Well Chapel La Tissington Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE6 1RA NGR: SK 17826 52276 (From online digital mapping.) |
Location details: The well is in a private garden and only accessible during well dressing week. |
Type
| Overall type: Well dressing. |
Overall condition: Lost |
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| Description: A traditional temporary well dressing tableau made from flowers and other vegetation pressed into clay held in a wooden frame comrising an arch with a recessed panel at the centre. The arch contained the motto with a modern badge of the RAF and surmounted by a finial bearing a flight identification roundel. The left side panel of the arch depicted images of WW1 biplanes and barrage balloons and was also surmounted by a finial bearing a flight identification roundel. The central panel contained a scene of WW2 Spitfires and a Hurricane over the white cliffs of Dover with the 'wings' badges of the RFC and RAF at the foot. The right panel depicted images of modern stealth warplanes and Chinook helicopters surmounted by a further finial bearing a flight identification roundel. |
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Inscription
| Per ardua ad astra RFC Through bolts and bars to the Stars RAF 2012 Coffin Well |
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Administration
Custodian: Not known.
Local authorities:
Tissington Parish Council; Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History
Summer 2012: The memorial was planned, designed and constructed by members of the local community.
17th May, 2012: The memorial was blessed by the local clergy.
17th May, 2012: The well dressing was displayed from 17th to 23rd May 2012
24th May, 2012: The memorial was dismantled and the components salvaged for future use.
References
Well dressing details are available from the welldressing.com site run by Glyn Williams.
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