Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Derbyshire Dales
Town
Tideswell
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
14482

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Current location

Market Square
Tideswell
Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 152 757
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A foliated stone cross and ornate shaft on a stone pedestal and stepped base, set in a small garden. The inscription is in black lettering on the pedestal.
Inscription
6 o'clock face: IN EVER/ LOVING MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS TOWN/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY'S/ SAKE IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919/ AND IN THE WORLD WAR/ 1939-1945/ (Names) THEY WHOM THIS MEMORIAL/ COMMEMORATES WERE NUMBERED/ AMONG THOSE WHO AT THE CALL/ OF KING AND COUNTRY LEFT/ ALL THAT WAS DEAR TO THEM/ ENDURED HARDNESS FACED/ DANGERS AND FINALLY PASSED/ OUT OF THE SIGHT OF MEN BY/ THE PATH OF DUTY AND SELF/ SACRIFICE GIVING UP THEIR OWN/ LIVES THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE/ IN FREEDOM/ LET THOSE WHO COME AFTER/ SEE TO IT THAT THEIR NAMES/ ARE NOT FORGOTTEN./ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ashmore, George T
Barber, Reginald S
Bayley, George
Brierly, J J Hubert
Brierly, William H
Brightmore, C Harry G
Cartledge, Reginald
Chapman, Arthur
Chapman, F Lester
Chapman, Harold
See details for all 64 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 55
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 55
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: height c4500mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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