Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Bassetlaw
- Town
- Misterton
- County
- Nottinghamshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 8 January 1922
Attended by: Brigadier General Sir Joseph Frederick Laycock KCMG DSO TD - Dedicated
Date: 8 January 1922
Attended by: The Reverend Corlett and the Methodist minister, Rev Lloyd Jones MC, officiated at the service. - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 27031
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Current location
The memorial stands at the side of the road
adjacent to a parking area
a short distance from the east gate of the churchyard.
All Saints Church
High Street (near the junction with Church Street)
Misterton
Bassetlaw
Nottinghamshire
DN10 4BJ
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 76499 94772
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Two-stepped rough hewn square plinth surmounted by square tapering plinth, shaft and Celtic Cross in Cornish granite mounted on a double-granite base. Inscription, in black capital letters, on front face of base of shaft and on the plinth. Low stone post and chain link fence all around.
- Inscription
- shaft - THESE ALSO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES/ 1939 - 1945/ (6 names) base - TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN EVERLASTING REMEMBRANCE/ 1914 - 1918/ (23 names) /THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE. MAY WE BE WORTHY OF THEIR SACRIFICE
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Brown, T
Charman, A
Clifton, N
Cobb, C
Cooper, R
Draper, W
Elliott, R H
Farrar, W W
Freebury, H
Fritchley, J R
See details for all 29 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 6
Served and returned: 0
Died: 6
Exact count: yes
Information shown: forename initials, surname
Order of information: alphabetical by surname - First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 23
Served and returned: 0
Died: 23
Exact count: yes
Information shown: forename initials, surname
Order of information: surname THEN forename
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: depth c 1000mm, height c 5000mm, width c 1000mm
Materials: Granite
- Cross
- Listing information
- Misterton 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
- Condition
- Misterton War Memorial
- WMO ID: 140005
- Condition: Good [last updated on 03-08-2015]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- 2014: A restoration programme commenced to clean memorial. Secondary work is to include sealing of joints, restoring inscriptions and renovating railings and balustrade. The programme is part funded by Bassetlaw Council.
- Costs
Site: £300
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- Misterton Parish Council
- Reference
- Gainsborough News 5 January 1988
- www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/140005/
- www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/media/1231/bassetlaw-outdoor-war-memorials-survey-2015-update.pdf
- secure.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/RollOfHonour/WarMemorials/Details/265
- Gainsborough Standard 6 March 2014 Article about restoration project
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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