Memorial Title
St Edmund's Church - Cross
Summary
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Locations
| Last known location: St Edmund's Churchyard St Edmund's Close Allestree Derby |
Nearest postcode: DE22 2DZ NGR: SK 34773 39715 (From online digital mapping.) (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: The church is on the east side of the road in the centre of the village. The cross is just to the north of the path and about half way between the lychgate and the church. |
Type
| Overall type: Cross. |
Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for. |
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| Description: A mainly rough-hewn Aberdeen Granite monument comprising a wheel formy cross, a tapered shaft and a battered base. The cross is dressed and has a central boss and intertwined strapwork on the 6 o'clock face. The shaft has two dressed recessed panels at the foot: the upper one contains an incised inscription in upright capital block lettering coloured black, the lower one contains the dates in upright capital block lettering in relief. The base has two stepped dressed panels on the 6 o'clock face containing the WW1 names inlaid in capital block lettering. An oblong recumbent tablet is affixed to the foot of the base and contains the WW2 names, also in inlaid capital block lettering. Glossary |
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Inscription
| 6 o'clock face of cross shaft: |
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| THE GLORIOUS DEAD 1914 1919 |
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| 6 o'clock face of base: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| THOMAS F. BANCROFT H.L.I. ARTHUR HASLAM BARLOW NOTTS. & DERBYS. JOSEPH BENFORD WEST. YORKS. ARTHUR ALBERT BULL NOTTS. & DERBYS. JOHN WILLIAM CLIFFORD K.R.R. FREDERICK HULLAND ROYAL FUSILIERS ALBERT EDMUND KIDGER NORTH STAFFS. ERNEST ARTHUR MURFIN EAST LANCS. |
WILLIAM H. NORTH R.F.A. ERNEST REGINALD PLANT SOUTH STAFFS. ARTHUR SMITH ROYAL FUSILIERS THOMAS SPENCER R.F.A. OLIVER WARD ROYAL NAVY JOSEPH WEBSTER SOUTH STAFFS. WILLIAM WEBSTER NOTTS & DERBYS. JOSEPH W. WEBSTER LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS |
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| Tablet: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1939 - 1945 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WILLIAM C. BROSTER LOGIE W. BROWN EDWIN G. BURTON ROBERT A. CASE THOMAS F. FISHER GEORGE MUIR GEE JOHN R. GRUNDY JOHN G. GUTCH RAYNER A. HARGREAVES EWART HOLMES |
FRANK LITTLE REGINALD C. MORRIS CYRIL POUNTAIN DONALD J. SAMUEL ALFRED G. WAPLES HOWARD WAPLES LEWIS WATSON ALEC WHITE HENRY E. WRIGHT |
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Administration
Local authorities:
From WW1: Allestree Parish Council; Belper Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council
From 1968: Derby County Borough Council (Derby Corporation) (Unparished)
From 1974 to 1997: Derby District (later Borough and from 1977 City) Council and Derbyshire County Council.
From 1997: The unitary authority has been Derby City Council.
History
19th December, 1920: The memorial was unveiled by Lt Col L G Gisborne CMG and dedicated by Rev W E C Sternberg MA, Vicar.
11 September 1991: The memorial lies within the Allestree Conservation Area designated on that date.
24th November, 2011: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson. It was in fair condition and cared for.
References
Derby Telegraph; 20th December 1920; p2: A report on the unveiling ceremony.
Derbyshire Advertiser; 24th December 1920; p10 col3: A report on the unveiling ceremony.
Derbyshire Advertiser; 25th December 1920; p16 col1: A photograph of the memorial after the unveiling ceremony.
Derbyshire Advertiser; 25th December 1920; p16 col3: A photograph of Lt Col L Gisborne who unveiled the memorial.
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