Memorial Title
Newhall and Stanton - Composite
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a composite war memorial at Newhall Park commemorating the fallen of Newhall and Stanton.
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Locations
| Last known location: Newhall Park Main St (B5353) Newhall Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE11 0TW NGR: SK 28545 20865 ±6m |
Location details: Near the northern boundary of Newhall Park. |
Type
| Overall type: Composite. |
Overall condition: Good. The inscription is legible. |
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| Description: A sandstone tablet bearing smaller tablets and plaques and accompanied by benches. The freestanding sandstone tablet has stopped chamfers to the top and sides, large recesses on the 6 and 12 o'clock faces and surmounts a sandstone plinth. At the head of the 6 o'clock face is an incised inscription in upright capital roman lettering. The recesses on the 6 o'clock face contain upright oblong slate tablets bearing the names of the fallen in upright sentence case block lettering coloured white. The 9 and 3 o'clock faces bear small oblong brass plaques bearing support and sponsorship information. The four nearby metal benches have decorative backrests depicting scenes and images; two relating to WW1 and two relating to WW2. Glossary |
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Inscription
| Head of 6 o'clock face of sandstone tablet: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| THEY ALL DIED SERVING THEIR COUNTRY |
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| Left slate tablet: | Upper right slate tablet: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1914 — 1918 | 1939 — 1945 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adams J Adams W Alesbrook G Allsop G Barker WE Beard A246 Beard A320 Beeson JH Bennett E Bennett J Bircher T Bird A Bladon H Boam FH Brealey BS Brewin JW Brown H Brown W Clowes JEH Comley CH Cook H Cooper CE Copstake W Dawson TS Deighton W Dennis F Dobson SH Draper W Draycott G Dunn EJ Earp JA Eves FT Eyley H Fairbrother H |
Faulkner CH Fish T Fish WH Gazey W Goadsby P Goodwin G Gough H Greaves W Green JH Green T Hall AJ Hardwick JR Harvey D Harvey WG Hibberd H Hill L Horrobin M Hough JW Illsley J Insley A MM Insley PAH James T Jones J Kirkland J Lathbury D Lawley JP Layte A Mansfield JC Marriott A Marriott D Martin G Matthews A Matthews G |
Meadows GS Moon T Nettle A MM Nettle W Orme JW Paling G Parker W Radford S Redfern GF Redfern JJ Redfern T Redfern W Richardson JW Rogers A Round A Rowbottom G Sharpe A Shaw J Slack FE Smart D Smart J Smart W Staley D MM Staley E Staley J Stephenson T MM Stone J Thomas GL Tilley T Wileman A MM Wilkinson A Wilkinson CW Williams EJ Wright A |
Astle N Bailey GW Bannister S Baxter B Belcher SE Bennett LJ Birch HA Bodell A Booth L Brealey CA Brearly R Briars GF Butler AI MC Collins HH Collins JH Cooper H Cotton JE Cox RH Davis LV |
Doughty J Dugan JF Eames A Eames AJ Ebberley J Fairbrother RB Fletcher SJ Gardner EE Hardwick GA Hardwick H Harper F Harvey C Hinds E Insley JH Joyce GB Locker FC Morley SH Pratt S Sharpe M |
Shaw J Sherratt DG Shipp RI DSM Smart J Smith A Smith H Staley R Taylor FSJ Thomas RM Varty JH Wall H Ward JRB Webster E Webster F Whetton JA Woodgate JE Wright E Wright J |
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| Lower right slate tablet: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Conflicts: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hall KW Aston RC |
28.02.1948 24.06.2003 |
Palestine Iraq |
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| Plaque on 9 o'clock face of sandstone tablet: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Friends of Newhall Park erected this Memorial in 2016 to commemorate those from Newhall and Stanton who died serving their country. Special thanks to the sponsors: SDDC Community Partnership Fund The Rotary Club of Bretby The Royal Oak Boxing Club The Newhall Scouts group The Lamb Inn Bowls club The Newhall & District WI group St John's Church, Newhall David Wain Insurance Ltd Florette UK & Ireland Ltd Derbyshire County Councillor Sean Bambrick Joan & Barry Woods Mrs Ruth Mansfield and family (in memory of Mr David Mansfield Mrs Kay Tomlinson(in memory of those lost in conflict) Glyn Jackson |
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| Plaque on 3 o'clock face of sandstone tablet: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROTARY CLUB OF BRETBY To acknowledge the support given by Rotary to The Friends of Newhall Park For improvements to the Park and the Community Memorial Project 2013 - 2016 |
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Administration
Local authorities:
From WW2: Stanton and Newhall Parish Council; Swadlincote District Urban District Council; Derbyshire County Council
From 1974: Unparished; South Derbyshire District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History
3rd July, 2016: The memorial was unveiled in the presence of WC Phil Giles OBE, Deputy Lieutenant of Derbyshire; Cllr Pat Murray, Chairman of South Derbyshire District Council; Heather Wheeler MP; Stuart Allen, Royal British Legion Membership Council Representative - East Midlands at a service conducted by Rev Kath Wood.
24th August, 2016: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in good condition.
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