Memorial Title
New Mills - WW2
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW2 war memorial garden in High Lea Park, New Mills, Derbyshire.
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Locations
| Last known location: High Lea Park St Mary's Rd New Mills Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: SK22 3BW NGR: SJ 99745 85433 ±5m (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: The garden is at the southern end of the park, close to the road. |
Type
| Overall type: Garden | Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description: An oblong garden of about 800 square metres laid out to lawns, shrubs and trees and containing a cairn of sandstone blocks with an inset tablet. The tablet has an inscription in gilded decorative capital uncials carved in cavo-rilievo relief. Glossary |
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Inscription
| GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE A MEMORIAL TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO PAID THE SUPREME SACRIFICE AND TO COMMEMORATE THE SERVICES RENDERED BY THE CITIZENS OF NEW MILLS DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR. 1939 - 1945 |
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Administration
Local authorities:
From WW2: New Mills Parish Council, New Mills Urban District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: New Mills Town Council, High Peak Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History and Conservation
July 1947: The garden of remembrance was opened.
1985: The New Mills Conservation Area was first designated, though it has been subsequently extended. The memorial lies within the current boundary.
2007: An interpretive plaque was erected near the entrance to the garden.
12th June, 2018: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition and cared for.
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