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Memorial Title

Glossop - Statue
Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a war memorial statue commemorating the WW1 and WW2 fallen of Glossop, Derbyshire.
Images
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Further images may be available on request.
Locations
Last known location:
Norfolk Square
Glossop
Derbyshire 		Nearest postcode:
SK13 8BW

NGR:
SK 03425 94112 ±5m 		Location details:
On the northern side of the square, next to Henry St.
Type
Overall type: Statue.

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

A cast bronze female figure representing Victory on a tall pedestal which bears the names of the fallen on bronze plaques. The female figure has one arm outstretched and the other is held high clutching a victor's laurel wreath. She is standing on a globe with one foot on the neck of a defeated snake representing evil. The figure surmounts a tapered sandstone pillar rising from a cruciform plinth and with tapered swept buttresses to the two sides, the whole surmounting a large square five-stepped base. Each of the four main faces bears a bronze plaque with inscriptions and names in raised upright capital roman lettering. The 6 and 12 o'clock faces of the pillar bear an inscription in upright capital block lettering in relief and the 9 and 3 o'clock faces bear a cast bronze laurel wreath at the head. The artist's name is incised on the base of the figure.

Glossary 		Components:

Component Material Height Width Depth Condition
Figure Bronze c2565 c1220 c1000 Fair
Capstone Sandstone c140 c715 c715 Fair
Pillar Sandstone 2300 775 c775 Fair
Buttress x 2 Sandstone c1550 c700 305 Fair
Plinth Sandstone 405 1830 c1830 Fair
Base Sandstone 1230 5720 c5720 Fair
Wreath x 2 Bronze 490 dia c100 Fair
Plaque Bronze 1820 600 25 Fair
Plaque Bronze 1215 455 10 Fair
Plaque Bronze 1820 600 30 Fair
Plaque Bronze 1220 460 10 Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.
Inscription
Head of 6 o'clock face of pillar: Head of 12 o'clock face of pillar:
PRO PATRIA PRO PATRIA
Plaque on 6 o'clock face of pillar: Plaque on 12 o'clock face of pillar:
IN GRATEFUL MEMORY
OF THE MEN OF GLOSSOP
WHO IN THE GREAT WAR
GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR
THEIR COUNTRY, 1914 - 1918.
"THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE". 		NAMES OF THE FALLEN
ADSHEAD, J.
ADSHEAD, S. D.
AINSWORTH, J. W.
ALLEN, G. E.
ATKIN, J.
AUSTIN, H.
AUSTIN, T.
BALL, A.
BARBER, J. H.
BARNSLEY, E.
BEARD, A.
BEARD, H.
BEARD, L.
BEARD, W.
BEEVER, B.
BEEVER, G.
BENNETT, J. W.
BENNETT, T.
BENNETT, T.
BENTLEY, F.
BENTLEY, R.
BERESFORD, G.
BETHELL, G.
BLACKBURN, E.
BLACKBURN, J.
BLOOD, S.
BOOTH, A.
BOOTH, J.
BOOTH, J. W.
BOOTH, S. R.
BOWDEN, A.
BOWDEN, G.
BOWDEN, E.
BOWERS, J.
BRADBURY, C.
BRADBURY, E.
BRADBURY, F.
BRADBURY, J.
BRADBURY, R.
BRADBURY, T.
BRADBURY, W.
BRADLEY, H.
BRAMHALL, J. R.
BRAMHALL, W. W.
BRAMWELL, W.
BRAY, J.
BRAY, L.
BRIDGE, F.
BRIDGE, S.
BROOKS, E.
BROUGH, J.
BRYNE, F.
BURFORD, D.
BURKHARD, F.
CAPPER, P.
CAPPER, P.
CARTWRIGHT, F.
CHAPMAN, W.
CHARLTON, T.
CLARKE, L.
CLEARY, M.
COMERFORD, J.
CONNER, C.
CONNOR, F.
COOPER, C. E.
COOPER, H.
COOPER, M.
COOTE, H.
COOTE, J.
COWDELL, A.
CUTHBERT, D.
CUTHBERT, J.
CUTHBERT, J. 		DALE, J.
DAVIES, F. T.
DAVIES, H.
DAVIES, T.
DAWSON, E.
DEARNLEY, J.
DENTON, C. Y.
DOWNS, C.
DOWNS, E.
DRINKWATER, A.
DUCKWORTH, G.
DUNN, W.
DWYER, J. B.
EARLE, A.
ELLIOTT, A.
ELLIOTT, C. K.
ETCHELLS, J.
EVANS, W.
FIELDING, J.
FIELDING, J.
FIELDING, T.
FISH, F.
FISH, G.
FISHER, S.
FLETCHER, J.
FLETCHER, J.
FLOWERS, W.
FORD, J.
FURNISS, J.
GALVIN, P.
GARDSIDE, C. C.
GARSIDE, F.
GARLICK, A.
GARLICK, H. C.
GERRARD, F.
GRAHAM, W.
GREATORIX, A.
GREAVES, J.
HADFIELD, C.
HADFIELD, C.
HADFIELD, L.
HADFIELD, T.
HAGUE, R.
HAGUE, J.
HAGUE, S.
HAIGH, T.
HALFORD, J. T.
HALL, H.
HALL, I.
HALL, J.
HALLAM, F.
HALLAM, S.
HAMMOND, J.
HAMPSON, H.
HAMPSON, J.
HAMPSON, W.
HARRIS, R. G.
HARRISON, W.
HARRISON, W. H.
HARROP, H. S.
HARROP, S.
HARROP, W.
HART, L. M.
HAUGHTON, A.
HAUGHTON, G.
HAUGHTON, T.
HAYNES, J.
HEAP, T.
HENRY, J. W.
HIBBERT, F.
HIGGINS, F.
HOBSON, J.
HODSON, W. 		HOLT, J.
HOOTON, F.
HOWARD, THE HON; P.
HOYLE, J.
HULME, F.
HULME, J. C.
HULME, J.
HUNT, W.
JACKSON, R. M.
JEPSON, F.
JEPSON, J.
JOHNSON, H.
JONES, J. J.
JONES, R.
JONES, R.
JONES, J.
JOYCE, F.
KELLY, M.
KILFOYLE, J. J.
KINDER, E.
KNOTT, R. S.
LEE, J. S.
LEECH, H. C.
LEECH, H.
LOGAN, J.
LOMAS, G.
LOMAS, P.
LOMAS, H.
LONGDEN, W.
LYNCH, F.
MARSDEN, J.
MARSH, J. W.
MASON, H.
MATTHEWS, W.
MAYCOCK, J. F.
MAXWELL, G.
McCANN, J.
McKINLAY, W.
McVEY, J.
McVEY, J. B.
MELLOR, T. T.
MELLOR, W.
MILLWARD, J.
MILLWARD, W.
MONKS, S.
MOSS, J.
MOSS, J.
MURPHEY, D.
NEEDHAM, G.
NEWBY, S.
NEWTON, H.
NEWTON, W. G.
NEWSHAM, W.
NIXON, E.
O'CONNOR, W. P.
OLDHAM, J.
OLLERENSHAW, J. J.
OPENSHAW, W.
ORME, H.
ORMEROD, A.
ORMEROD, J. B.
PATCHETT, J.
PEMBERTON, H.
PEMBERTON, T.
PICKFORD, W. R.
PLANT, G.
PLATT, W. B.
POOLER, W.
RATCLIFFE, J.
RICHARDSON, J.
RILEY, T.
ROBERTS, A.
ROBERTS, W.
ROBERTS, W. H.
ROBINSON, A. M.
ROBINSON, J.
ROE, F.
ROSE, W.
ROSS, F. H.
ROWARTH, E. 		ROWBOTTOM, C. S.
ROWBOTTOM, F.
ROWBOTTOM, T. P.
RYAN, J.
RYDER, J.
SANDHAM, A.
SANDHAM, J. W.
SCHOFIELD, L.
SCOTT, J. E.
SHARPLES, G.
SHAW, L.
SHAW, T.
SHAWCROSS, J.
SHIRT, J.
SHORROCK, H.
SIDEBOTTOM, W.
SIDEBOTTOM, H.
SKELTON, J.
SMITH, S.
SMITH, R. C.
SMYTH, W. O.
STANSFIELD, G. L.
STANTON, A.
STEELE, J.
STEEL, J.
STEWART, J.
STOKES, J.
STOKES, L.
SWANN, F.
SWANN, H.
SWANN, J. W.
SWANN, W.
SWINDELLS, E.
TASKER, J.
TAYLOR, F.
TAYLOR, H.
TAYLOR, W.
TAYLOR, W.
THORNLEY, J.
TRENBATH, J.
TURNER, F.
TURNER, J.
VICKERS, J.
WAINWRIGHT, F.
WALSH, W.
WALTON, H.
WARDLE, A.
WARHURST, J.
WARHURST, W.
WATERHOUSE, W. T.
WATKINSON, T.
WATTS, L. G.
WHARMBY, F.
WHARMBY, H.
WHITE, E.
WHITE, H.
WHITE, J.
WHITE, R.
WHITEHEAD, J. E.
WHITEHEAD, W.
WHITELEY, W.
WHITTINGHAM, H.
WILD, J.
WILD, R.
WILDE, S.
WILSON, A.
WILSON, J.
WINTERBOTTOM, A.
WINTERBOTTOM, J. F.
WINTERBOTTOM, J. S.
WOLSTENCROFT, H.
WOOD, C.
WOOD, H.
WOOD, J.
WOOD, J.
WOODHEAD, J.
WRIGHT, G. H.
WRIGHT, W.
WRIGLEY, T.
INGERSON, H.
Plaque on 3 o'clock face of pillar: Plaque on 9 o'clock face of pillar:
IN GRATEFUL MEMORY
OF THOSE
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
FOR
KING AND COUNTRY
IN THE
GREAT WORLD WAR
1939 - 1945 		NAMES OF THE FALLEN
CONTINUED
FROM THE OTHER SIDE
ARTHUR. DERRICK G.B.
BARBER. FRANK
BARLOW. CEPHAS
BARSTOW. JOSEPH H.
BATTEY. E. GILBERT
BENNETT. HARRY
BOOTH. EDGAR G.
BOOTH. ERNEST
BOWLER. KENNETH W.
BRADBURY. THOMAS
BRADSHAW. MAURICE
BRIDGE. JIM
BRINDLEY. JAMES B.
BROOKE. ERNEST
BROOKE. FRED S.
BURDEKIN. HENRY
BYWATER. JONATHAN
CAREY. BERNARD
CASEY. GEORGE
CHALLIS. GEORGE
CHAPMAN. FRANK
CHILD. JOHN
CRABTREE. NEIL W.
DAVENPORT. DAVID
DEARDEN. WILLIAM A.
DEMAIN. T WILLIAM
DERBYSHIRE. JAMES E. 		DRABBLE. JAMES A.
DUXBURY. VINCENT
DYER. ERIC
EDGE. HERBERT
FIELDING. DONALD N.
FIELDING. JAMES
FIELDING. KENNETH
FLETCHER. FREDERICK
FLETCHER. JAMES
FRANCE. HERBERT
FURNISS. JOHN B.
GARLICK. JOHN
GODDARD. JOSEPH
GRADWELL. CHARLES
GREENSMITH. STANLEY
HALL. JOHN
HALLAM. JOSEPH
HAMPSON. JAMES
HARRIS. NORMAN
HARRISON. LAURENCE
HARRISON. SQUIRE
HEAP. JOHN
HIGGINBOTTOM. ALAN
HOBSON. GEORGE
HOLLAND. CLIFFORD
HOWELL. WILLIAM A.
HOYLAND. JOHN 		JACKSON. PHILIP B.
JACOBS. TOM L.
JAMES. ALLAN
JONES. HAROLD
JONES. JOHN
JONES. P. KENNETH
JONES. SAM
KIRK. ALBERT
LALLY. FRANCIS
LEATHERBARROW. FRED
LONGSON. JOHN
MALONEY. FRANK
MASON. HAROLD
MAYCOCK. JAMES
MELLOR. JAMES
MELLOR. SIDNEY
MIDDLETON. JOHN
MINSHALL. CHARLES A.
MORAN. JOHN
McDIARMID. FRED
McDERMOTT. GEORGE L.
McDONALD. THOMAS
McGOWAN. ERNEST
McGOWAN. FRANCIS
NEWSHAM. JAMES W.
OLDHAM. JACK
PALMER. WILLIAM W.
PARKER. ERNEST 		PEMBERTON. FRANCIS
PICKFORD. JOHN
POWNALL. WILFRED
PRICE. WILLIAM C.
PRIESTLEY. RONALD
ROBINSON. JAMES T.
RUSSELL. FRANCIS T.
RUSSELL. STANLEY
RYAN. JOHN
SCHOFIELD. VICTOR
SHAW. ALBERT
SHAW. BENJAMIN
SILLS. HERBERT
SWANN. JAMES W.
SWANN. VICTOR
TARBATT. WILLIAM
TARR. CHARLES F.
TEASDALE. HENRY H.
TERO. CYRIL
THORNLEY. WILLIAM
TOWNSEND. ERNEST
TURNER. STANLEY
WADDELL. T. RONALDSON
WAGHORN. THOMAS
WARHURST. WALTER
WOLSTENCROFT. JOHN
WOOD. FRANCIS E.
ROBERTS. D.
"Make them
to be numbered with
thy Saints
in Glory Everlasting"
12 o'clock face of statue:
VERNON MARCH Sc
Conflicts and people named:
Conflict First World War (1914-1919) Second World War (1939-1945) Totals
Action —
Number died 306 110 416
Number served and returned  0  0  0
Total names 306 110 416
Administration
Custodian: Presumed to be High Peak Borough Council.

Local authorities:
From WW1: Glossop Parish Council; Glossop Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Unparished; High Peak Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History
15th January, 1921: An agreement was signed by Francis Edward Lord Howard, Baron Howard of Glossop and the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Glossop regarding the erection of the memorial in Norfolk Square.

c1921: The figure was made by Vernon March, sculptor.

31st March, 1922: The memorial was unveiled by Lord Howard.

1950s: The two WW2 plaques were added.

1970: The memorial lies within the Norfolk Square Conservation Area first designated in that year.

22nd May, 2000: The memorial was listed Grade II, Heritage List for England number 1384285.

20th September 2016: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition and cared for. The inscriptions were transcribed by Annette Carter.
References
Derbyshire Record Office, ref D5162/8/46: An agreement regarding erection of a war memorial in Norfolk Square, Glossop, by Francis Edward Lord Howard, Baron Howard of Glossop with the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Glossop.

Glossop in the Great War, Glynis Cooper, 2015, Pen and Sword Books Ltd, ISBN 978 1 47385 515 1: a description of the unveiling ceremony.
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