Memorial Title
Derbyshire Freemasons - WW1 (Lost)
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a lost WW1 war memorial tablet comemmorating Derbyshire Freemasons, formerly in Derby and later in Littleover.
Images
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Locations
| Last known location: Freemasons' Hall 457 Burton Rd Littleover Derby |
Nearest postcode: DE23 6XX NGR: SK 33535 34324 (From online digital mapping.) (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: The memorial was inside the building. |
| Previous location: Masonic Hall (Demolished) Gower St Derby |
Nearest postcode: DE1 1AW NGR: SK 35225 35949 (From online digital mapping.) (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: The memorial was in the main entrance to the building. |
Type
| Overall type: Tablet. | Overall condition: Lost | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description: Originally an upright oblong marble or alabaster tablet in a heavy oaken frame. Glossary |
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Inscription
| Bro. H. B.Dixon. | (Capt. Sherwood Foresters) | P.M.Dorothy Vernon, 2129. |
| Bro. L. G. Dickinson. | (Lt. Sherwood Foresters) | Arkright, 1495. |
| Bro. Wilfred Holden. | (Tpr. Derbyshire Yeom'y.) | Beaureper, 787. |
| Bro. H. E. Cox. | (Sgt. Maj. Derbyshire Yeom'y) | Royal Sussex, 353. |
| Bro. W. D. Drury-Lowe. | (Capt. Gren: Guards) | Tyrian, 253. |
| Bro. H. F. Severne. | (Lt. Sherwood Foresters) | Derwent, 884. |
| Bro. J. D. Snape. | (Corp. Kings Royal Rifles) | Ecclesburne, 2425. |
| Bro. A. C. Brooke-Taylor. | (Capt. Manchester Reg't) | Dorothy Vernon, 2129. |
| Bro. F. W. Wragge. | (Maj. Sherwood Foresters) | P.M. Carnarvon, 1739. |
| Bro. H. J. Coles. | (Capt. Sherwood Foresters) | Tyrian, 253. |
| Bro. D. Cuthbert. | (Capt. Royal Fusiliers) | Devonshire, 625. |
| Bro. J. W. Raistrick. | (Lt. West Yorkshire Reg't) | Beaureper, 787. |
| Bro. F. Martin. | (Pte. Manchester Reg't.) | Hadfield, 3584. |
| Bro. J. H. Marsden, M.C. | (Capt. Sherwood Foresters) | Scarsdale, 681, & Cavendish, 3055. |
| Bro. F. L. H. Jackson. | (Lt. Royal Naval Division) | Rutland, 1179. |
| Bro. A. Griffiths. | (Pte. Sanitary Corps) | Royal Alfred, 1028. |
| Bro. E. J. Walthew, D.S.O. | (Lt. Col. Royal Engineers.) | Buxton, 1688. |
| Bro. G. H. Buckley. | (Pte. Kings Own Scottish Bdrs) | Hartington, 1085. |
| Bro. Arnold Roe. | (Pte. Hon: Artillery Coy.) | Arboretum, 731. |
| Drowned at sea through Enemy Action:- | ||
| Bro. Thomas Webb. | SW Hadfield, 3584. | |
| Conflicts and people named: | ||
| Conflict | First World War (1914-1919) | Totals |
| Action or event | Not stated | |
| Number died | 20 | 20 |
| Number served and returned | 0 | 0 |
| Total names | 20 | 20 |
Administration
Local authorities:
From WW1: Derby Borough Council.
From 1974: Derby Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1977: Derby City Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1997: Derby City Council.
History and Conservation
1972: The memorial was transferred to Littleover Grange which had been purchased, extended and opened in October 1972 as the headquarters of the Derbyshire Freemasons as a replacement for the Gower St property which was scheduled for redevelopment.
2nd December, 1990: The building was gutted by a fire and the memorial was destroyed.
References
Nottingham Evening Post; 15th March, 1924; p4col2: a report of the unveiling ceremony.
Craven, Maxwell, 'Littleover Grange, Derbyshire', The Georgian Group Journal, Vol. XV, 2006, pp. 215-228: a history of Littleover Grange.
Website viewed on 22nd August, 2021: http://derbyshiremason.org/Pages/History.aspx
A history of the Derbyshire Freemasons.
Website viewed on 22nd August, 2021:
https://picturethepast.org.uk/image-library/image-details/poster/drby007608/posterid/drby007608.html
Fire at Littleover: a Picture the Past photograph (Ref DRBY007608) of the burnt out shell of the Grange, attributed to The Derby Evening Telegraph, April 1991 but clearly taken shortly after the fire on 2nd December, 1990 as firefighters are still in attendance.
Comments
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