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Memorial details

Memorial type
Clock or clock tower
District
High Peak
Town
Harpur Hill
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
MESSRS JOHN SMITH AND SONS (Manufacturer)
MESSRS BUTLER JONES (NAMEPLATES) LTD (Manufacturer)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 17 August 1922
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
14277

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Current location

In the Clock Tower
St James' Church
Burlow Road
Harpur Hill
High Peak
Derbyshire
SK16 9LD
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 06421 71087
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
3 FT 6 IN CLOCK SKELETON DIAL MADE OF CAST IRON WITH GILT FIGURES AND MINUTES AND COPPER HANDS. MAIN FRAME OF CLOCK IS CAST IRON AND THE PINION ARBORS ARE OF CAST STEEL. STEEL WIRE ROPES USED TO CARRY THE WEIGHTS. BRONZE PLAQUE WITH INSCRIPTION PLACED IN THE CLOCK TOWER. NAME PLAQUE TO THE SIDE OF THE MAIN CHURCH DOOR
Inscription
THE CLOCK IN THE TOWER WAS ERECTED IN MEMORY OF / THOSE FROM HARPUR HILL WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE / GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918 / (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bennett, E
Bennett, W
Bennett, W E
Birchenall, E
Blood, D
Blood, T
Bramwell, R
Mellor, J
Mycock, J
Pegg, F G
See details for all 13 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 13
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 13
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank
    Order of information: rank THEN surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Clock
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Cast Iron, Gilt
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Site: £119 0S 0D

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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