Memorial Title
Anniversary of VE Day and VJ Day (Lost)
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a war memorial well dressing commemorating the Anniversary of VE Day and VJ Day at the Hands Well at the junction of The Street and Sawpit Hill, Tissington, Derbyshire.
Images
No images are available.
Locations
| Last known location: Hands Well Junction of The Street and Sawpit Hill Tissington Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE6 1RA NGR: SK 17427 52487 (From online digital mapping.) |
Location details: On the northern side of the junction. The Street is sometimes known as Rakes La and Sawpit Hill is sometimes known as Chapel La. |
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. The dressing comprised a central recessed main panel flanked by a pair of columns supporting an arch. The complex themes featured a biblical scene but also commemorated the anniversaries of the British Red Cross and the end of WW2. The central panel featured the biblical scene surrounded by a multicoloured border of overlapping squares and was complemented by the main inscription on the arch in purple upright capital lettering. The apex contained the badge of the Red Cross with accompanying inscription, all in red and surmounted by a finial of a further red cross with green border. The two columns each contained a Union Flag in red, white and blue with the inscriptions in red and blue upright capital lettering. |
Components:
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Inscription
| Centre panel: |
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| HANDS WELL | ||||||||||||
| Apex: | ||||||||||||
| 125 YEARS BRITISH RED CROSS |
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| Arch: | ||||||||||||
| CHRIST RAISETH JAIRUS' DAUGHTER ST LUKE CH 8 VRS. 41 - 56 |
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| Column finials: | ||||||||||||
| 19 95 | ||||||||||||
| Left column: | ||||||||||||
| VE VJ DAY THE NATION GIVES THANKS 8 MAY 1945 50 YEARS |
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| Right column: | ||||||||||||
| VE VJ DAY THE NATION GIVES THANKS 15 AUG 1945 50 YEARS |
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Administration
Custodian: Not known.
Local authorities:
Tissington Parish Council; Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History
Summer 1995: The memorial was planned, designed and constructed by members of the local community.
May, 1995: The memorial was blessed by the local clergy before being displayed for a few days and subsequently dismantled with the components salvaged for future use.
References
Well Dressing in Derbyshire, Roy Christian, Derbyshire Countryside Ltd, 1996; ISBN 0 85100 121 1; p25 contains an illustration of the dressing.
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