Memorial Title
St Thomas the Apostle's Church - Cross
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a war memorial cross at St Thomas the Apostle's Church, Pear Tree, Derby.
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Locations
| Last known location: St Thomas the Apostle's Churchyard Pear Tree Rd Pear Tree Derby |
Nearest postcode: DE23 8NQ NGR: SK 35303 34363 (From online digital mapping.) |
Location details: The memorial is at the junction with Richmond Rd. |
Type
| Overall type: Cross. |
Overall condition: Poor. Part of the inscription is missing and the memorial is derelict and dirty. |
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| Description: A plain latin sandstone cross on an octagonal tapered shaft surmounting a sandstone pedestal, plinth and base. The pedestal is of cruciform plan, the four piers having gabled caps and the sides bearing seven oblong marble tablets (with a space for one lost) and one limestone tablet. The plinth is also cruciform in plan and the base is square. The inscriptions on the tablets are inlaid in upright capital block lettering. Glossary |
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Inscription
| 6 o'clock pier, centre tablet: | 9 o'clock pier, centre tablet: | 9 o'clock pier, right tablet: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM THIS CHURCH AND PARISH, WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 — 1918. "DYING, AND BEHOLD WE LIVE." |
F. ALLABARTON F. ALLEN G. W. APPLEYARD G. B. AUGER W. H. BARLOW E. BASSANO L. BEAUMONT A. E. BEAVIS W. H. BEAVIS G. H. BENNETT H. BESWICK J. BESWICK J. V. BLOOD E. J. BRADBURY G. BRADLEY C. H. BRAMALL J. E. BRAMHAM A. BRIDGE G. BRINDLEY G. H. BROOKS J. H. BROWN W. H. BROWNETT A. BULL G. H. BULL P F. BURROW C. CALDICOTT A. CHANNON A. CHESHIRE H. A. L CLARK |
J. COLLIS W. COLWILL H. N. COOKE C. CORNER L. CRESWELL H. A. DALE B. DANIELS W. H. DAVIES C. G. DAWSON S. DELVES G. T. DENTON A. E. DEW W. J. DUDLESTON W. DUDLEY H. DUMELOW W. E. DUMELOW G. E. DUROSE A. C. EDMONDS F. EDMONDS E. EDWARDS B. L. EUSTON J. W. EVANS G. H. FARMER H. E. FITCH J. FORD R. FORD J. W. FOX T. FRANCIS W. A. FRETTINGHAM |
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| 6 o'clock pier, left tablet: | 6 o'clock pier, right tablet: | 3 o'clock pier, left tablet: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [E. R. GAUNT] E. GAY F. GAY T. GENT [H. GIBBONS] W. J. GLOVER S. GOODMAN C. A. GOODWIN T. GOODWIN C. F. W. GOULD C. GOULDING J. GOULDING W. GRANT G. T. GREENING A. GRETTON J. GRIFFITHS F. HACKETT A. HALES W. F. HALL C. HAMLETT A. HANCOCK J. J. HARDWICK G. R. HARDWICK H. HARDY J. H. HARRADINE F. HARRISON H. HARVEY S. HARVEY S. HAWKRIDGE [Some letters missing or damaged.] |
J. C. HICKS L. HICKS A. W. HIGGS J. HILL R. HILL A. HOBDAY C. HOOPER J. HOUGH W. HOUGH A. HOWELL G. H. HUNT W. S. HUNT W. H. HUNTON W. ILLSTON E. JAMES F. JERRAM H. JOHNSON J. J. JOHNSON E. JONES L. KEW H. J. B. KITCHENER G. H. LITCHFIELD G. LITTLER J. MATKIN W. R. J. MEAKIN W. G. MIDGLEY A. E. MILNE E. MOSELEY R. M. NORTON |
[T. ORME G. PADGETT C. S. PAINTER G. W. PALFREY H. E. PARKER F. PETERS H. PLIMMER J. PRESTON W. RAISIN T. READ A. ROBINSON G. ROBINSON T. ROBINSON F. ROE G. SANDALL E. SAUNDERS H. SANDERS R. W. SANDHAM R. W. SAVILLE T. H. SHAW G. F. SHENTON W. SHEPHERD G. SMITH J. W. SMITH R. J. SMITH W. H. SMITH A. SPENCER J. STARTIN G. STEVENSON] [Tablet missing, names reconstructed from contemporary press reports.] |
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| 3 o'clock pier, centre tablet: | 12 o'clock pier, centre tablet: | 
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| J. W. STRANGE A. B. TATLOW C. TAYLOR S. E. TAYLOR F. THOMPSON R. V. THOMPSON H. S. TILL W. TOWNE A. H. VICKERS G. VICKERS W. VICKERS J. WAGSTAFF J. WALLIS R. WALTON T. E. WALTON F. L. WATSON G. E. WESTWOOD A. WHEATLEY W. WHEATLEY C. O. WHITCROFT H. WIBBERLEY R. WILKES F. I. WILSON W. WINSON C. WRIGHT F. WRIGHT H. WRIGHT D. E. WOOD |
T. A. BATES J. BESWICK [L. COLE] E. GOODMAN J. H. HUDSON E. LINDLEY S. C. MAYES G. R. RODGER W. E. SLATER H. C. TRUMAN J. VAUGHAN A. G. VICKERS |
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| [Some letters missing or damaged. The limestone tablet has no inscription other than the names, and is presumed to be WW2.] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Administration
Local authorities:
From WW1: Derby County Borough Council (Derby Corporation)
From 1974: Derby District (later Borough and from 1977 City) Council and Derbyshire County Council.
From 1997: The unitary authority has been Derby City Council.
History
30th April, 1922: The memorial was unveiled by Brig Gen W. Wright Bemrose VD DL and dedicated by the Bishop Suffragan of Derby, Rt Rev Charles Abraham, DD.
Unknown date: The eighth tablet was added with the names of the WW2 fallen.
Unknown date: One of the WW1 tablets was damaged and removed to the church for safekeeping.
27th February, 2009: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in poor condition, dirty, damaged and derelict.
7th April, 2016: The memorial was listed Grade II, Heritage List for England number 1433592
References
Derby Telegraph, 1st May 1922, p2: a full report of the unveiling ceremony.
Derbyshire Advertiser, 5th May 1922, p3: a full report of the unveiling ceremony.
Derbyshire Advertiser, 5th May 1922, p14: a photograph of the Bishop of Derby dedicating the memorial and a photograph of Brig Gen W Wright Bemrose, who unveiled it.
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