Memorial
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Tupton
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| WW1 | 
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Locations
| Last known location: Roadside Queen Victoria Rd Tupton Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: S42 6ED NGR: SK 39590 66136 ±5m |
Location details: Opposite the junction with Green La. |
Type
| Overall type: Cross. |
Overall condition: Good. The inscription is legible. |
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| Description: A freestanding monument comprising a cross with attached plaques. The white limestone wheel cross has a crown in relief on a roundel at the centre and decorative panels around the base. It surmounts a cruciform white limestone pediment and plinth on a sandstone base. The pedestal has a moulded and bevelled top and originally bore the WW1 inscription on the front and side faces. These surfaces have subsequently been refaced with plaques bearing WW1 and WW2 inscriptions. The plinth bears a quotation on the front face in sentence case gothic lettering in relief but that is now very eroded. Bronze plaques relating to WW1 and WW2 have been attached to the front and side faces of the pedestal and base. The plaques have narrow raised borders and bear dedications and names in raised upright capital block lettering. |
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Inscription
| Centre plaque on pedestal: | TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF TUPTON WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 — 1918 |
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Left plaques on pedestal: |
ALLIBAN W B ALTON W BAINBRIDGE H BALDWIN I BATE T W BEARD F BICKNELL E BICKNELL J T BUNCE T BURBIDGE J S BUNTON H |
CONNOR J CORBETT W CORBETT W DAYKIN J DILKS A ELLIOTT F EWING A FIRBY G W GITTOS G GOODWIN J |
Right plaques on pedestal: |
GOODWIN S GOODWIN W HARDING G H HILL W H JOHNSON S JONES G KIRK J LLOYD W MORTON T PERKINS J M |
HOLLINGWORTH C POYSER A SAVILLE H SCAMMELL S J A SHAW J W SHEPHERD H STONE G SUMMERS E WATKINS F E WESTBURY W R WOODHOUSE A |
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Plinth: |
Their Name liveth for evermore |
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Centre plaque on base: |
AND IN THE WORLD WAR 1939 — 1945 |
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Upper left plaque on base: |
BALL A BETTON GEO CLAYTON G E DAVIES E ELLIOTT F A GERMANY R |
JONES R JOYCE C KIRK J POTTER J D RHUCROFT R GREEN D |
Lower left plaque on base: |
THE ABOVE NAMES ARE OF PARISHIONERS KILLED WHILST SERVING IN HIS MAJESTY'S FORCES |
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Upper right plaque on base: |
MR S COCKING MRS M COCKING MRS A H HEATH MR S HIGGS MRS N HIGGS TONY HIGGS |
MRS M HOGGARTH MR F HOWE MRS E HOWE TERENCE HOWE MISS P L LEE |
Lower right plaque on base: |
THE ABOVE NAMES ARE OF PARISHIONERS KILLED IN THE AIR RAID ON TUPTON ON THE 15TH MARCH 1944 |
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Plaque on top of pedestal: |
1914 - 2014, We remember |
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Administration
Local authorities:
From WW1: Tupton Parish Council; Chesterfield Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council
From 1974: Tupton Parish Council; North East Derbyshire District Council; Derbyshire County Council
History
Unknown date: New plaques were attached over the original WW1 inscription.
2014: An additional plaque was added to commemorate the centenary of the start of WW1.
28th July, 2015: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in good condition.
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