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Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Chesterfield
Town
Staveley
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
Robertson and Russell (Makers)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1922
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
14172

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Current location

Netherthorpe School
Ralph Road
Staveley
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
S43 3PU
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 44165 74786
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Probably an eight-light window accompanied by a plaque, but a nearby six-light window may also be part of the memorial. The almost square window is divided into four horizontally and two vertically, the resulting eight lights being separated by plain, heavy sandstone mullions and transoms. The top four lights contain stained glass armorial shields and mottos of four aristocratic houses associated with the founding of the school: from left to right, Cavendish, De Rodes,Sitwell and Frechville. The lower four lights contain stained glass depictions of four prominent Elizabethans: from left to right, Sir Francis Drake, Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Phillip Sidney and Sir Richard Grenville. Below this window is a wide bronze plaque mounted on the dado panelling. It has a narrow raised moulded border and bears an inscription with names in four columns, all in raised capital block lettering against a stippled ground. In the south wall of the room is a six-light window containing stained glass images, with bound laurel leaves in the three top lights and St George, St Christopher and St Nicolas at the bottom. It is of similar design and is executed by the same artist at a similar time, and it seems likely that it forms part of this memorial. The artists' names are inscribed in the bottom right corner of the second lower light of each window.
Inscription
OLD BOYS OF THE SCHOOL WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN/ (NAMES)/ THESE WINDOWS WERE ERECTED TO PERPETUATE THE/ GLORIOUS MEMORY OF OUR HEROIC DEAD
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Alvey, Samuel
Babcock, Benjamin M
Barlow, Norman
Bond, William A
Brooks, Harold
Crow, Francis A
Daw, Francis
Jeffrey, Harold
Keller, Albert G
Knight, Clifford L
See details for all 21 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 21
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 21
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 5mm, height 250mm, width 1205mm
    Materials: Bronze
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stained Glass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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