Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- High Peak
- Town
- Bamford
- County
- Derbyshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 22 November 1922
Attended by: UNKNOWN - Dedicated
Date: 5th May 1923
Attended by: Rev. M. Young, Rector of Bamford - Unveiled
Date: 5th May 1923
Attended by: Major G. N. Dodworth, R.E. - Show More (2)
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 1472
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Current location
In a walled enclosure between the graveyard and the road.
St John the Baptists Churchyard
Main Road (A6013)
Bamford
High Peak
Derbyshire
S33 0AY
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 20723 83358
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- A limestone monument comprising a wheel cross on a square pedestal and three-stepped base. The cross has a roundel at the centre of the 6 o'clock face and small panels of interlaced strapwork on the four limbs. A recessed panel on the tapered shaft bears the inscription. The pedestal has a capstone and plinth and has the WW1 inscription on the 6 o'clock face. Although not stated, the names on the 3 o'clock face are of the WW2 casualties. The inscriptions and names are incised in upright capital block lettering coloured black. The whole is surrounded by kerbstones which bear seven metal artillery shells.
- Inscription
- 6 o'clock face of cross shaft: IN/ HONOUR/ OF/ THE MEN OF/ BAMFORD/ WHO FELL/ IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914/ -/ 1918 6 and 3 o'clock faces of pedestal: (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Bethell, C
Birley, J H
Bundy, F H
Clark, W
Crookes, T
Deakin, F
Drew, C
Finley, B
Firth, J
Fisher, J M
See details for all 34 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 16
Served and returned: 0
Died: 16
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forename initial
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 18
Served and returned: 0
Died: 18
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forename initial
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Relic
Measurements: depth dia, height 330mm, width 100mm
Materials: Metal - Base
Measurements: depth 1385mm, height 510mm, width 1385mm
Materials: Stone - Limestone - Kerb stone
Measurements: depth 2175mm, height 175mm, width 2175mm
Materials: Stone - Limestone - Cross
Measurements: depth 300mm, height 2850mm, width 600mm
Materials: Stone - Limestone - Pedestal
Measurements: depth 705mm, height 1110mm, width 705mm
Materials: Stone - Limestone
- Relic
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- BAMFORD
- WMO ID: 121056
- Condition: Good [last updated on 20-12-2018]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- 1990: The names were repainted. 17 April 1951: The memorial lies within the Peak District National Park designated on that date.
- Costs
Site: FREE
Comments: Colonel Moore, J.P. gave the site on the main road near the church- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Other
- Responsibility
- Bamford with Thornhill Parish Council
- Reference
- Derbyshire Times - Saturday 12 May 1923 BAMFORD'S BRAVE MEN Village War Memorial Unveiled.
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