Memorial Title

St Pauls Church – WW2

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of WW2 war memorial tablets at St Paul's Church, Little Chester, Derby.

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Locations

Last known location:
Churchyard
St Paul's Church
Mansfield Rd
Little Chester
Derby

Nearest postcode:
DE1 3RT

NGR:
SK 35543 37077
(From online digital mapping.)
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Location details:
The church is on the west side of Mansfield Rd but vehicular access to it is from Seale St. The memorial is between the church and Mansfield Rd.
The area has been called Little Chester since Roman times, but it is also informally known as Chester Green.

Type

Overall type: Tablets

Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for.

Description:

Two grey granite tablets and plinths set into the face of an existing curved sandstone ashlar wall. The inscription and names are inlaid in upright capital block lettering.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Tablet x2	Grey granite	540	710	-	Fair
Plinth x2	Grey granite	220	815	-	Fair
Wall	Sandstone ashlar	1000	6750	420	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

Left tablet:

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	Second World War (1939-1945)	Totals
Action	Not stated
Number died	26	26
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names	26	26

KEEP IN REMEMBRANCE
THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH RECORDED HERE
THEY GAVE THEIR LIVES THAT
JUSTICE, FREEDOM, LOVE AND MERCY
SHOULD SURVIVE.

Right tablet

1939-1945
BURTON J. W.	SCOTT C.
COOK F.	SMITH A.
GEE J.	SMITH R.
HALES B.	STANNARD H.
HATTON J. W.	STIRK K.
HAYWOOD J. S.	TAVERNER F. T.
HINDLE J.W.	TREECE G. A.
KELLETT H.	TURNER G.
MILLER J. I.	WALKER C.
MOORE C.	WHITTINGHAM S.
SALT F. A.	WOODWARD R. H.
LOWREY R. W.	FOGWILL G.

Top of right plinth:

HARTSHORNE H.

ATTERBURY F. J.

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Parochial Church Council

Local authorities:
From WW2: 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 and Conservation

7th September, 1947: The memorial was unveiled.

September, 1991: The Little Chester Conservation Area was designated and the memorial lies within it.

18th October, 2016: The memorial was listed Grade II, Heritage List for England number 1437467.

25th June, 2009: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition and cared for.

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