Memorial Title
War Horses (Lost)
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a war memorial well dressing commemorating War Horses at Main Well, Market Place, Hartington, Derbyshire.
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Locations
| Last known location: Main Well Market Pl Hartington Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: SK17 0AW NGR: SK 12815 60457 (From online digital mapping.) |
Location details: Against the pump on the traffic island on the eastern side of Market Pl at the junction with Church St. |
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 an upright oblong main panel recessed in an oblong frame and surmounted by a segmental pediment. The central panel depicted a soldier with a horse. An aeroplane flew overhead and several crosses stood in a field beyond. Two rows of red poppies edged the foot of the panel. The frame bore images of mounted soldiers at the sides with boots, horseshoes and numnahs at the top with the inscription in brown capital block lettering in a grey panel at the bottom. The pediment bore the date in yellow numbers on a blue ground. |
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Inscription
| 1914 COMRADES |
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Administration
Custodian: Not known.
Local authorities:
Hartington Town Quarter Parish Council; Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History
Summer 2014: The memorial was planned, designed and constructed by members of the local community.
13th September, 2014: The memorial was blessed by the local clergy.
21st September, 2014: 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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