Memorial Title
Buxton - Boer War
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a Boer War memorial board at Buxton, Derbyshire.
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Locations
| Last known location: Buxton Town Hall Market Place Buxton Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: SK17 6EL NGR: SK 05837 73350 (From online digital mapping.) (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: The memorial is on the north wall of the first floor landing of the north staircase. Note, however, that there is no public access to the staircase and visits must be arranged. |
Type
| Overall type: Board. | Overall condition: Good. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Description: A three-bay oaken board in a classical style. The projecting central bay has a dentilated and moulded pediment at the head with a carved oval badge in the tympanum bearing a buck on a rock and with the motto BUXTONA QUÆ CALIDÆ CELEBRABERE NOMINE LYMPHÆ 1580. (This may have been the badge of the Buxton Urban District Council and the motto was later incorporated into the coat of arms of the Buxton Municipal Borough.) Below the pediment a dentilated cornice rests on a pair of short pilasters with a blind panelled frieze between. Below this is a pair of long fluted pilasters flanking a panel bearing the dedicatory inscription (and the woodcarver's name at the bottom right corner) and with a pair of intricately carved figures before each pilaster: an infantryman in service dress with pith helmet and rifle to the left, representing the Sherwood Foresters ; a cavalry trooper in service dress with slouch hat and rifle representing the Derbyshire Yeomanry to the right. The narrower bays to each side have a moulded and dentilated cornice at the head but otherwise repeat the overall design of the central bay with one further pilaster to each side. The upper friezes, however, each bear a carved military badge: that to the left is of the Sherwood Foresters Regiment; that to the right is of the Derbyshire Yeomanry. The two main side panels bear the names of the fallen in a single column. The whole surmounts a base board with moulded edges supported on a pair of moulded and fluted brackets with a panel between bearing carved leaves and the date in relief at the centre. The dedication and the names are carved in upright capital lettering in cavo rilievo, each name being separated from the next by a line of repeated carved fleurons. Glossary |
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Inscription
| ERECTED BY THE BUXTON URBAN DISTRICT COUN- CIL TO COMMEMORATE THE BRAVERY OF THE GALLANT MEN OF THE DISTRICT WHO VOLUNTEERED FOR ACTIVE SERVICE IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR 1900-2. SERGEANTS PERKINS AND BRINDLEY AND CORPORALS CHAPPEL AND PERKIN WERE THE FIRST VOLUNTEERS TO LEAVE THE SHORES OF ENGLAND ON ACTIVE SERVICE: SERGEANT PERKINS WAS KILLED IN ACTION AT RHENOSTER RIVER JUNE 7TH. 1900 |
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| A B M BROWN CHAIRMAN |
JOSIAH TAYLOR CLERK |
W. H. GRIEVES TOWN SURVEYOR |
| ADVENT HUNSTONE. DEL. | ||
| CAPT G. D. GOODMAN SERGT. W. H. PERKINS SERGT. F. BRINDLEY CORPL. A. C. CHAPPELL CORPL. W. C. PERKIN CORPL. W. J. TURNER |
LIEUT R. TURNER. D.S.O. SERGT. S. BOUGHEN TROOPER. G. BENTLEY LANCE. CORPL. BLACKNEY PRIVATE F. NORTON PRIVATE C. W. PERKINS |
| Conflicts and people named: | ||
| Conflict | Second Boer War (1899-1902) | Totals |
| Action or event | Not stated | |
| Number died | Not identified | |
| Number served and returned | Not identified | |
| Total names | 12 | 12 |
Administration
Local authorities:
From 1894: Buxton Parish Council, Buxton Urban District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1917: Buxton Parish Council, Buxton Municipal Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: High Peak Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History and Conservation
16th December, 1902: The board was installed in the council chamber at the town hall.
1st November, 1968: The Buxton Central Conservation Area was first designated: the town hall lies within it.
1985: It has been reported that the memorial was found in a skip by a market trader who insisted that it be re-erected in the town hall.
31st January, 1997: The town hall was listed Grade II, Heritage List for England number 1259171.
15th July, 2019: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Anne Branson. It was in good condition and cared for.
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