Memorial Title

Ashover

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 and WW2 war memorial cross at the Church of All Saints, Ashover, Derbyshire.

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Locations

Last known location:
Church of All Saints,
Church St
Ashover
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
S45 0AB

NGR:
SK 34893 63145 ±5m
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Location details:
The church is on the western side of Church St, towards the southern end. The memorial is at the eastern end of the churchyard.

Type

Overall type: Cross

Overall condition: Fair. The inscriptions are legible and the memorial is maintained.

Description:

A cross on a pedestal, plinth and base, made from Cocking Tor gritstone. The monolithic cross has a tall tapered square shaft and a canopied cross with short arms and a biblical scene in relief on the 6 o'clock face. The square, slightly battered, pedestal has hollowed corners and bronze plaques inset into the 6, 9 and 12 o'clock faces. The ashlar plinth is pentagonal in plan and formed of two steps but with projecting oblong blocks at the centre of the top step on three of the faces. A further eleven plaques are inset into the faces of the steps and blocks. The pentagonal base is of coursed ashlar.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Cross	Gritstone	1880	620	265	Fair
Pedestal	Gritstone	260	610	560	Fair
Plinth	Gritstone	305	1500	1230	Fair
Base	Gritstone	640	2200	2200	Fair
Plaque, 6 o'clock face of cross base,	Bronze	185	255	-	Fair
Plaque, 6 o'clock face of plinth	Bronze	185	255	-	Fair
Plaque, 8 o'clock face of plinth, left	Bronze	135	230	-	Fair
Plaque, 8 o'clock face of plinth, centre	Bronze	255	355	-	Fair
Plaque 8 o'clock face of plinth, right	Bronze	135	230	-	Fair
Plaque, 9 o'clock face of cross base,	Metal	185	255	10	Good
Plaque, 11 o'clock face of plinth, upper	Bronze	80	610	-	Fair
Plaque, 11 o'clock face of plinth, lower	Bronze	130	915	-	Fair
Plaque, 12 o'clock face of cross base,	Metal	180	255	10	Fair
Plaque, 1 o'clock face of plinth, upper	Bronze	80	610	-	Fair
Plaque, 1 o'clock face of plinth, lower	Bronze	130	915	-	Fair
Plaque, 4 o'clock face of plinth, left	Bronze	130	230	-	Fair
Plaque, 4 o'clock face of plinth, centre	Bronze	255	355	-	Fair
Plaque 4 o'clock face of plinth, right	Bronze	130	230	-	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

Plaque, 6 o'clock face of cross base:	THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918

Plaque, 6 o'clock face of plinth:	IN LOVING AND THANKFUL MEMORY OF OUR FALLEN

Plaque, 8 o'clock face of plinth, left	JAMES ABBOTT THOMAS H. ABBOTT HERBERT H. ALLSOP JOSEPH BANNER

Plaque, 8 o'clock face of plinth, centre	GEORGE BENNETT HERBERT BOWN ALBERT CARLINE FREDERICK CARLINE JOHN FLINT JOHN T FOX WILLIAM GRAVES WILLIAM HASLAM JOSEPH HAYES

Plaque, 8 o'clock face of plinth, right:	ARTHUR E. HIND H. GARNET HOLMES JOHN HOPKINSON WILFRED HOPKINSON

Plaque, 9 o'clock face of cross base:	TO MARK THE CENTENARY OF THE GREAT WAR OF 1914-1918, THIS PLAQUE COMMEMORATES LIVES LOST ON ACTIVE SERVICE.

Plaque, 11 o'clock face of plinth, upper	PTE. RONALD MARRIOTT SIGMN. JOHN ALAN MILLWARD

Plaque, 11 o'clock face of plinth, lower	PTE. REGINALD LESLIE NIGHTINGALE PTE. CHARLES EVERARD NORTON CPL. RAYMOND OAKES	PTE. ALBERT SANDERS PTE. SIDNEY TAYLOR FUS. FRANK WATSON

Plaque, 12 o'clock face of cross base,	WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945

Plaque, 1 o'clock face of plinth, upper	COL. JOHN BASSETT DVR. WILLIAM BOOKER

Plaque, 1 o'clock face of plinth, lower	FAA. JIM BUNTING PTE. WILLIAM FLETCHER L/CPL. BERNARD GRATTON	DVR. VINCENT REED HOPKINSON L/CPL WILLIAM LESLIE HOPKINSON PTE. BRIAN ALBERT MARRIOTT

Plaque, 4 o'clock face of plinth, left	JOHN KEETON H. GARNET HOLMES JOHN HOPKINSON WILFRED HOPKINSON

Plaque, 4 o'clock face of plinth, centre	RUTH M. NODDER (NURSE) ALFRED E. SHAW CHARLES SMITH GEORGE SWIFT HENRY TAYLOR WILFRED TAYLOR FRED TOMLINSON. D.C.M. M.M. ARTHUR TOWNDROW JOHN H. TWIGG

Plaque 4 o'clock face of plinth, right	FRED WALKER HERBERT WALKER EDMUND R. WHITE SYDNEY WOOD

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	First World War (1918-1919)	Second World War (1939-1945)	Totals
Action or event	Not stated	Not stated
Number died	34	16	50
Number served and returned	0	0	0
Total names	34	16	50

Administration

Custodian: Ashford Parish Council

Local authorities:
From WW1: Ashover Parish Council; Blackwell Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1922: Ashover Parish Council; Chesterfield Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Ashover Parish Council; North East Derbyshire District Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History and Conservation

2nd July, 1922: The memorial was unveiled by His Grace Victor Cavendish KG GCVO PC, 9th Duke of Devonshire and dedicated by Rev John Bourne-Nodder MA, Rector of the Church of All Saints, Ashover.

1940s? The WW2 plaques were added.

22nd January, 1971: The Ashover Conservation Area was designated and the memorial lies within it.

4th January, 2012: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition.

c2014: The WW1 Centenary plaque was added.

28th April 2016: The centenary plaque was photographed by Roy Branson.

References

Sheffield Daily Telegraph; 28th March, 1921; p3 col2: a very brief report of the unveiling ceremony.

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