St Matthew's Church

Memorial
Title

St Matthew's Church - Cross

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Locations

Last known location:
St Matthew's Churchyard
Church La
Morley
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
DE7 6DE

NGR:
SK 39652 40932
±5m

Location details:
Immediately adjacent to the church, south of the tower and west of the porch.

Type

Overall type: Cross.

Overall condition: Good. The inscription is legible.

Description:

A small white limestone patonce cross on a square chamfered tapered shaft and a square pedestal with canted and chamfered corners, all surmounting a square three-stepped base. The inscription is inlaid in upright capital block lettering on the 6 o'clock face of the foot of the shaft and on the 6 and 3 o'clock faces of the pedestal..

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Cross	Limestone	570	330	c100	Good
Shaft	Limestone	1770	300	300	Good
Pedestal	Limestone	515	750	750	Good
Base	Limestone	380	2100	2100	Good
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

6 o'clock face of shaft:	TO THE GLORY OF GOD
6 o'clock face of pedestal:	IN MEMORY OF THOSE OF THIS PLACE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR 1914 - 1919.
	LEIUT. H.A.C. TOPHAM, INDIAN ARMY ATTD. WELSH REGT. LEIUT. RONALD GREENFIELD. 1ST. BATT. THE RIFLE BRIGADE. CAPT. W.K.S. HASLAM. R.F.A. PTE. F.T. LEGGE. 5TH. DORSETS. PTE. GEO CLOWES. 4TH. WORCESTERS. GNR. JOHN ALLSOP. R. F. A. GNR. JOHN SKEVINGTON. R.G. A. PTE. CHARLES HUNT. DURHAM LT. INFY.
3 o'clock face of pedestal:	GNR. WILLIAM RADFORD. R.F.A. LCE. CPL. FRANK DAWS. K.R.R. PTE. H. PEPPER. SOUTH STAFFS. PTE P. LOWE. LANCS. FUSILIERS. PTE. WM. T. CLOWES. 3RD. SHERWOOD FORESTERS. BMDR. W. H. HUNT. R.F.A.
	ALSO IN THE WAR 1939 - 1945.
	GNR. C. R. WASLEY. 1-16-H.A.-R.A. SGT. V. P. THOMPSON. W.D.P. A.G.-R.A.F.V.R.

Conflicts and people commemorated

Conflict	First World War (1914-1919)	Second World War (1939-1945)
Number died	14	2
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names	14	2

Administration

Custodians: Presumed to be the Parochial Church Council.

Local Authorities:
From WW1: Morley Parish Council; Belper Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Morley Parish Council; Erewash Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History

The memorial lies within the Morley Conservation Area.

3rd July, 2008: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot.

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