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Memorial Title

Ashford in the Water - WW1

Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 roll of honour at Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire.
Images
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Further images may be available on request.
Locations
Last known location:
Ashford War Memorial
 Institute
Church St (B6465)
Ashford in the Water
Derbyshire
Nearest postcode:
DE45 1QB

NGR:
SK 19711 69772
(From online digital mapping.)
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Location details:
The building is at the junction with Baslow Rd or New Rd. The roll of honour is inside, on the wall of the main room.
Type
Overall type: Roll of honour Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for.


Description:

A framed and glazed roll of honour. The paper roll has a red latin cross at the head and the flags of the allied nations in two groups in the top corners. The sheet has a thin red ruled border and the main inscriptions are in red and black sentence case decorative lettering. The names are in three columns, hand written in black with rubricated initials; names of the fallen are marked with a red cross and decorations are added in red. The frame is of oak moulding.

Glossary
Components:

ComponentMaterialHeightWidthDepthCondition
Roll of honourPaper595455-Fair
FrameOak, glass69055525Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.
Inscription
ROLL OF HONOUR
1914  Ashford  1918
F. Herrington.F. W. A. Stubbs M.C.Wm. Goldstraw.
F. Robinson.W. Aldgate.R. Lloyd.
R. Young.Wm. Twelves.W. Gregory.
W. Green.A. Stroyen. M.M.J. Smith.
G. Raper.E. Raper. M.M.H. Slater D.C.M.
J. Sheldon.J. W. Thorpe.W. J. Simpson.
J. Aldgate.S. Bembridge.E. Edwards.
T. Hurst.E. Goldstraw.W. J. Twigg.
Jas. Sheldon.J. Bond.Thos. Hawley.
Chas. Bee.J. Wilson.R. Wallwin.
A. D. Tinsley.J. H. L. Poë D.S.O.Eb. Gregory.
H. Walters. D.C.M.W. Bridge.W. Dalton.
E. J. Walthew. M.C.C. Hambleton.J. Gregory.
T. Hambleton.C. Vickers.V. Turner.
A. Wylde.B. Johnson.W. Thorpe.
Jas. Macintosh.J. W. Long.G. H. Wall.
W. Macintosh.C. H. Twigg.J. M. Crindle.
L. Blackwell.W. H. C. Weadon.S. Hallowes.
Geo. Sheldon.S. R. B. Kitson.J. Johnson.
C. Pardoe.Geo. Milnes.John Hawley.
J. F. Webb.A. Wilson.Jas. Hawley.
A. Clarke.Jos. Hawley.J. Bolsover.
J. Roberts.W. Wallwin.H. Hawley.
J. Blackwell.A. R. Stubbs.H. Hurst.
W. Smith.E. B. Stubbs.I. Bond.
T. Jones.A. Williams.W. Flewett.
Geo. HillF. Elliot.A. Thorpe.
Geo. Blackwell.B. Gibbs. M.C.W. H. Doxey.
H. Roberts.C. Cox Wilson.W. R. Stubbs.
E. Thorpe.S. Wright.W. Doxey.
J. Ward.J. R. Smith.M. Doxey.
F. Whibberley.Albt. Wilson.J. Oliver.
Brethren, Pray For us.

Conflicts and people named:
ConflictFirst World War (1914-1919)Totals
Action or eventNot stated
Number died1616
Number served and returned8080
Total names9696
Administration
Custodian: Trustees of Ashford Memorial Hall Institute

Local authorities:
From WW1: Ashford Parish Council; Bakewell Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Ashford in the Water Parish Council; Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History and Conservation
17th April, 1951: The memorial lies within the Peak District National Park designated on that date.

12th February, 2014: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson. It was in fair condition and cared for.

November, 2014: The memorial was moved slightly to its left to facilitate the location of WW2 memorial next to it.
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