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Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
High Peak
Town
Peak Dale, Buxton
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker
MESSRS BURGESS AND SONS (Sculptor)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 2 April 1920
    Attended by: Colonel Goodman
  • Dedicated
    Date: 2 April 1920
    Attended by: REV J STAINER-WILKINSON
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
14281

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Current location

War Memorial Garden
Upper End Road
Peak Dale
Buxton
High Peak
Derbyshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 090 760
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A granite obelisk on a pedestal and two-step base. A wreath and a ribbon with dates inside it are in relief on the 6 o'clock face. The WW1 inscription is in black lettering on the sides of the pedestal and base. A An additional seven names of Second World War dead have been added around the base.
Inscription
6 o'clock face: 1914 . 1919 ERECTED/ BY/ PEAK DALE AND DISTRICT/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ ALSO IN APPRECIATION TO/ ALL MEN WHO SERVED/ 1939 - 1945/ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE" 12, 3 AND 9 o'clock faces: (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allcock, S
Allcock, T
Bagshaw, R
Bennett, H
Beverley, A
Blackburn, J H
Boam, H J
Booth, W
Bradwell, J T
Brittain, J
See details for all 35 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 28
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 28
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 7
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 7
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: depth 960mm, height c3650mm, width 960mm
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
Wormhill Parish Council
Reference
  • www.buxtonwarmemorials.co.uk/others.html
  • 'The Buxton Advertiser', printed on the 10th April 1920, reported in some detail on the unveiling of the Memorial: "... on Good Friday afternoon." [i.e. the 2nd April 1920.] The Memorial was unveiled by Col. Goodman and Dedicated by Rev. J Stainer-Wilkinson.

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