Memorial Title
Church of St Margaret of Antioch - WW1
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial tablet in the Church of St Margaret of Antioch, Wormhill, Derbyshire.
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Locations
| Last known location: Church of St Margaret of Antioch Un-named road Wormhill Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: SK17 8SL NGR: SK 12452 74175 (From online digital mapping.) (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: The church is accessed from a track running east from the un-named road running north-south through the village. The memorial is on the south wall of the nave. |
Type
| Overall type: Tablet. | Overall condition: Good. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description: A white marble tablet on an alabaster frame. The plain trapezoidal white marble tablet bears an inscription in upright capital roman lettering coloured black, with the names in a single central column. The brown mottled alabaster frame has a shallow segmental pediment with a projecting shield bearing a crown and rose in relief, a moulded cornice at the head and plain borders to the marble tablet. At the foot is a further moulded cornice and two supporting brackets. Glossary |
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Inscription
| TO THE GLORY OF GOD | ||||||
| AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF | ||||||
| THE WORMHILL MEN | ||||||
| WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES | ||||||
| IN THE GREAT WAR, 1914-1918. | ||||||
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| "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, | ||||||
| THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS." | ||||||
| S. JOHN ch.XV. v.13. | ||||||
| "SONS OF THIS PLACE, LET THIS OF YOU BE SAID, | ||||||
| THAT YOU, WHO LIVE, ARE WORTHY OF YOUR DEAD. | ||||||
| THEY DIED THAT YOU, WHO LIVE, MIGHT REAP | ||||||
| A BETTER HARVEST, ERE YOU FALL ASLEEP." |
| Conflicts and people named: | ||
| Conflict | First World War (1914-1919) | Totals |
| Action or event | Not stated | |
| Number died | 6 | 6 |
| Number served and returned | 0 | 0 |
| Total names | 6 | 6 |
Administration
Local authorities:
From WW1: Wormhill Parish Council, Chapel en le Frith Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Wormhill Parish Council; High Peak Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History and Conservation
21st April, 1967: The church was listed Grade II*, Heritage List for England number 1087930.
Unknown date: The church lies within the Wormhill and Hargatewall Conservation Area.
29th August, 2018: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in good condition and cared for.
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