Memorial Title
All Saints' Church - WW2 Lighting
Summary
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Locations
| Last known location: All Saints' Church Tamworth Rd (B6540) Sawley Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: NG10 3AT NGR: SK 47249 31366 (From online digital mapping.) (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: The accompanying tablet is on the north wall of the nave. |
Type
| Overall type: Electric lighting installation. |
Overall condition: Unknown. The accompanying tablet is in fair condition and the inscription is legible. |
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| Description: Originally an electric lighting installation accompanied by a white marble tablet, but the nature and condition of the lighting system is not known. The oblong white marble tablet is wall mounted on an oblong black stone backboard and has stopped chamfered edges and a gilded inscription incised in upright capital roman lettering. Glossary |
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Inscription
| THE ELECTRIC LIGHTING WAS INSTALLED IN MEMORY OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF SAWLEY, WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY. 1939 - 1945 |
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Administration
Local authorities:
From WW2: Sawley with Wilsthorpe Parish Council; Shardlow (later South East Derbyshire) Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Sawley Parish Council; Erewash Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History and Conservation
Unknown date: The church lies within the Sawley Conservation Area.
28th August, 2017: The tablet was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in good condition and the inscription was legible.
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