Memorial Title

Hayfield

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a war memorial cross at the roadside in Market Street, Hayfield, Derbyshire.

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Locations

Last known location:
Roadside
Bridge End
Market St
Hayfield
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
SK22 2EP

NGR:
SK 03735 86958
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Location details:
The memorial is in a small garden on the southwestern side of Market St, immediately adjacent to the bridge over the River Sett.

Type

Overall type: Cross.

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

Description:

A pink granite cross on a pedestal with inscriptions and names on inset tablets. The wheel potent cross has a Christograph at its centre and the limbs have sprays of foliage in relief. The 6 o'clock face of its tapered shaft bears a sword of peace and the dates 1914 1918, again all in relief. It surmounts a battered plinth with moulded top and with laurel wreaths and ribbons carved on each face. The square pedestal has an integral moulded capstone and plinth and has canted corners formed from projecting pillars with fleurons in relief at the heads. Each face has a recessed tablet of Red Peterhead granite bearing a heading in upright capital block lettering in relief and the inscriptions and WW1 names inlaid in black upright capital roman and block lettering. The whole surmounts a square three step stone base and is founded on concrete and surrounded by paving. On the 6 o'clock surface of the steps is an oblong inclined Red Peterhead granite tablet bearing a further inscription and the WW2 names in similar styles of lettering. The memorial lies in a garden planted with low shrubs and flowering plants and is surrounded by metal railings and gates.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Cross	Pink granite	c2600	c800	c400	Fair
Plinth	Pink granite	640	685	610	Fair
Pedestal (overall)	Stone	1460	1220	1220	Fair
3-step base	Stone	500	2750	2750	Fair
Tablet x 4	Red Peterhead granite	1070	655	-	Fair
Tablet	Red Peterhead granite	725	655	200	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

6 o'clock face:

9 o'clock face

PATRIOTISM
TO
THE GLORY OF GOD
IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY
OF THE MEN OF HAYFIELD
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING
AND COUNTRY
THEIR BRIGHT SPIRIT STILL TENANTS THE
HEARTS OF THOSE WHO LOVED THEM
THEY PASSED OUT OF THE SIGHT OF MEN
BY THE PATH OF DUTY
AND SELF - SACRIFICE
LET THOSE WHO COME AFTER
SEE TO IT THAT THEIR NAMES
ARE NOT FORGOTTEN

FREEDOM

REDFERN, JABEZ H. B.

REDFERN, TOM

RICHARDSON, HAROLD R.

ROBINSON, UGHTRED H.

ROEBUCK, ALBERT

SHAW, HUBERT

SINGLETON, FRANK

SMITH, GEORGE

THOMPSON, WILLIE

TOWLER, HERBERT

TYRE, TOM

WARDLE, WILLIAM

WATERHOUSE, CHARLES

WATERHOUSE, FRED

WATERHOUSE, JOE

WATERHOUSE, WILLIE

WOGAN, EDWARD

WOOLLEY, JAMES S.

HANDFORD, JOSEPH N.

12 o'clock face:

3 o'clock face

SACRIFICE

HADFIELD, SAMUEL

HADFIELD, TOM

HADFIELD, WILLIAM

HANDFORD, HARRY

HANDFORD, JOHN

HAYNES, JOHN W.

HEARSUM, HARRY

HIBBERT, PERCY

HODGSON, FRED

HUDSON, HARRY

JENNINGS, FRED

JEPSON, EZRA

JOHNSON, SAMUEL

MITCHELL, TOM

PARKER, WILLIAM

PORRITT, JOHN T.

PRICE, HERBERT E.

RAMWELL, ISAAC

RANGELEY, AARON

HONOUR

BAMFORD, JOEL

BARLTROP, CHARLES H.

BEEVER, WILLIAM N.

BENNETT, JAMES

BENNETT, RAYMOND

BOWDEN, DOUGLAS

BOWDEN, LEONARD

BRADLEY, FRED

BUTLER, NORMAN

CLARKE, WILLIAM R.

COLLEY, JOHN H.

CROWTHER, FRED

DOUGHTY, THEODORE

DRINKWATER, STEWART

FRANCE, WILLIE

FURNESS, JOHN

GARLICK, ELIJAH

GARSIDE, JOHN

GEE, JOHN

Tablet on steps:

ALSO IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF
THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN
II GREAT WAR 1939 - 1945

BAXTER ARNOLD

BARNES ROBERT S.

ELLIS ARTHUR E.

FARMER WILLIAM

HILL JAMES R.

LLEWELLYN HUGH G.

MATHER FREDERICK R.

MESSENGER ERNEST P.

WHARMBY JAMES T.

THE FOLLOWING CIVILIANS WERE KILLED BY
ENEMY ACTION

GIBSON ALBERT

GIBSON EDITH

GIBSON GLADYS M.

GIBSON MARGARET J.

ROBINSON HANNAH

THORPE FREDA

"THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	First World War (1914-1919)	Second World War (1939-1945)	Second World War Civilians (1939-1945)	Totals
Action or event	Not stated	Not stated	Not stated
Number died	57	9	6	72
Number served and returned	0	0	0	0
Total names	57	9	6	72

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be Hayfield Parish Council

Local authorities:
From WW1: Hayfield Parish Council, Hayfield Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Hayfield Parish Council, High Peak Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History and Conservation

November, 1920: A design for a white marble monument, submitted by Samuel Hadfield and Son of Sheffield, was accepted at a public meeting in Hayfield (but was not subsequently developed).

c1926: The memorial was built by Burgess and Sons.

2nd October, 1926: The memorial was unveiled by Col G D Goodman CB CMG ADC and dedicated by Rev G A T Rickaby.

1972: The Hayfield Conservation Area was first designated: the memorial lies within it.

3rd August, 2018: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition and cared for.

References

Sheffield Daily Telegraph; 29th November, 1920; p3 col4: a report on the acceptance of the Hadfield and Son design.

Ibid; 4th October, 1926; p3 col4: a report on the unveiling ceremony.

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