Memorial details

Memorial type
Pillar / Column
District
High Peak
Town
Hope
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
14279

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Current location

Road island
Sherwood Ave At Junction With Castleton Rd And Station Rd (a6187)
Hope
High Peak
Derbyshire
S33 6RQ
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 17344 83447
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A large sandstone ashlar pillar with stepped top, slightly resembling a cenotaph but without any representation of a tomb. The 6 o'clock face has a carved wreath at the head, a projecting shelf with cornice, and an egg and dart frieze above the inscription in raised capital block lettering. The two sides have projecting faces and all four sides bear stone tablets with the inscriptions and names in incised upright capital Roman lettering. The pillar rests on a two stepped stone base on a raised triangular platform with stone faced walls and copings and a stepped access at the 6 o'clock face. Two rectangular stone vases, each with a wreath in relief, are placed on the stepped base.
Inscription
6 o'clock face of pillar: PRO PATRIA Upper tablet on 6 o'clock face: THIS MONUMENT/ WAS ERECTED BY/ THE INHABITANTS/ OF/ HOPE ASTON/ THORNHILL/ BROUGH & SHATTON/ AS A MARK OF/ GRATITUDE TO/ THE MEN WHO SERVED/ IN H M FORCES IN THE/ EUROPEAN WAR/ 1914-1918/ THESE LOST THEIR LIVES/ (Names) Middle tablet on 6 o'clock face: (Names) Lower tablet on 6 o'clock face: WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945/ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"/ (Names) Tablets on 3 and 9 o'clock faces: HOPE/ (Names) Tablet on 12 o'clock face: ASTON/ (Names)/ BROUGH AND/ SHATTON/ (Names)/ THORNHILL/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adamson, J D
Andrew, G
Armstrong, C
Armstrong, D
Armstrong, J R
Ashton, B
Ashton, F
Bookless, R
Brookham, J
Brough, V
See details for all 100 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 93
    Served and returned: 82
    Died: 11
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,additional
    Order of information: additional,surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 7
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 7
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Pillar
    Measurements: depth 1700mm, height 4750mm, width 2300mm
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone, Stone - Ashlar
  • Base
    Measurements: depth 4000mm, height 420mm, width 4400mm
    Materials: Stone
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth 30mm, height 1800mm, width 910mm
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
  • Vase
    Measurements: depth 205mm, height 210mm, width 595mm
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
Listing information
  • WAR MEMORIAL
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
History
June 2010: The tablet on the 9 o'clock face has some spalling. 24 September 1984: Memorial listed Grade II for its group value only. English Heritage reference 82535. The memorial lies within the Hope Conservation Area, an area of Article 4 Conservation Restriction, and the Peak District National Park.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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