Memorial Title
Anniversary of D Day (Temporary)
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a temporary war memorial well dressing at the Little Well, Commonside, Great Barlow, commemorating D Day.
Images
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Locations
| Last known location: Small Well Millcross La Great Barlow Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: S18 7TA NGR: SK 33993 75385 (From online digital mapping.) (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: The memorial was within the grounds of the Barlow and Cutthorpe Methodist Church, just west of the building. The church is on the northern side of Millcross La in a short length of old road bypassed by the newer Valley Road. (The parish church signboard clearly identifies the village as Great Barlow but maps and other sources refer to it just as Barlow.) |
Type
| Overall type: Well dressing. |
Overall condition: Lost. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description: A traditional temporary well dressing tableau made from flowers and other vegetation pressed into clay held in a wooden frame and comprising a horizontal oblong panel with frieze above. Although the main panel referred to Midland Railway heritage, the two side panels each bore a roundal depicting an infanryman in battledress and carrying sloped arms. Above each roundal was a red poppy and below were the respective dates. Glossary |
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Inscription
| MIDLAND MEMORIES 1944 1994 |
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Administration
Local authorities:
From 1974: Barlow Parish Council; North East Derbyshire District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History
August, 1994: The dressing was blessed by the local clergy.
August, 1994: The dressing was photographed by Glyn Williams.
August, 1994: The dressing was displayed for a few days and then dismantled, the materials being salvaged for re-use.
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Comments
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