Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
South Derbyshire
Town
Melbourne
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
14310

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Current location

Half way along the North wall of the North aisle.
St Michael with St Marys Church
Church Square
Melbourne
South Derbyshire
Derbyshire
DE73 8JH
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 38906 24999
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
An upright oblong alabaster tablet set flush into the wall. The tablet has an irregular grooved surface and has a small red cross at the head above a gilded wreath of laurel leaves in relief. The inlaid brass dates are separated by an inlaid brass outline of the stone cross located outside the church. The incised inscription is in upright capital lettering, mainly coloured black but the final line rubricated.
Inscription
REMEMBER/ ALL YE WHO ENTER HERE/ THE EIGHTY FIVE/ MEN OF MELBOURNE WHO/ SERVED ENGLAND NOBLY/ IN LIFE AND IN DEATH/ IN DAYS WHEN HOME AND/ FREEDOM WERE IN PERIL/ 1914 1918/ MAY THEY REST IN PEACE
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth -, height 920mm, width 600mm
    Materials: Alabaster
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ST MARY
  • Grade I
  • 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
10 November 1967: Church listed Grade I, English Heritage Reference 83078. The memorial is mentioned in the listing description.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
St Michael with St Mary PCC

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