Memorial details

Memorial type
Composite
District
Broxtowe
Town
Eastwood
County
Nottinghamshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 27 March 1921
    Attended by: Colonel Sir Lancelot Rolleston, K.C.B., D.S.O. unveiled the memorial
  • Rededicated
    Date: August 2010
    Attended by: Undefined
  • Placed
    Date: August 2010
    Attended by: The 2 supplementary plaques were installed on the pillars, bearing 62 names that were omitted from the obelisk.
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
38736

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Current location

Roadside
Junction of Plumptre Way and Nottingham Road
Eastwood
Broxtowe
Nottinghamshire
NG16 3AP
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 47066 46804
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Next to the Cemetery Chapel
    Eastwood Cemetery
    Knapp Avenue
    Eastwood
    Broxtowe
    Nottinghamshire
    NG14 3PF
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SK 46505 46200
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Italian-white-marble obelisk on a two-stepped square base of Whatstandwell stone, which is set within a square of cobblestones and paving enclosed by iron railings. The paved area beyond the railings is bordered by a pair of freestanding walls and pillars, each of which has an inscribed plaque attached. The column of the obelisk's 6 o'clock face has a relief-carved laurel wreath; the plinth below bears the dedicatory inscription in capital black lettering, beneath which is a relief-carved frieze of crossed rifle, sword and standard. The obelisk's other three faces record the names of WW1 casualties in lead lettering; the 12 o'clock face also includes the names of WW2 casualties. The pair of associated plaques on the nearby pillars list the names of additional WW1 and WW2 casualties whose names had not been included on the obelisk*. [*N.B. These supplementary plaques were added to the site in August 2010, following extensive research by Mr Richard Dodge that identified 62 WW1/WW2 casualties who, for various reasons, had not been included on the obelisk. Evidently, however, when the plaques were manufactured, the two lists of names were inadvertently transposed ; i.e. the 12 WW2 casualties were listed on the plaque headed 'The Fallen (1914)...', and the 50 WW1 casualties were listed on the plaque headed 'When you go home...(Kohima Epitaph)'].
Inscription
Obelisk, 6 o'clock face: ERECTED/ IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL/ MEMORY OF THE MEN OF/ EASTWOOD,/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918,/ AND WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945./ THE MEN WERE VERY GOOD UNTO US,/ AND WE WERE NOT HURT./ THEY WERE A WALL UNTO US,/ BOTH BY NIGHT AND BY DAY./ 1 SAMUEL, CHAP 25./ VERSES 15 & 16 Obelisk, 9 and 3 o'clock faces: (WW1 Names) Obelisk, 12 o'clock face: (WW1 names)/ 1939 - 1945/ (WW2 names) Pillar plaque 1: THE FALLEN (1914)/ "They shall grow not old, as/ we that are left grow old:/ Age shall not weary them,/ nor the years condemn. At/ the going down of the sun/ and in the morning we will/ remember them"/ (WW2 names*) Pillar plaque 2: "When you go home, tell them/ of us, and say, for your/ tomorrow we gave our today"/ Kohima Epitaph./ (WW1 names*) [* N.B. The lists of names were inadvertently transposed on these plaques].
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 33
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 33
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname
    Order of information: Listed alphabetically by surname, on the obelisk or plaque.
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 138
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 138
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surnames
    Order of information: Listed alphabetically by surname, on the obelisk or plaque.
Components
  • Lettering
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Lead
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Italian
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Derbyshire Gritstone
  • Paving
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Plaques / Panels with names
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Unknown
Listing information
  • War Memorial at Plumptree Way
  • 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
  • Historic England
Condition
History
August 2010: Following extensive research by local historian Mr Richard Dodge, a pair of associated new plaques were erected on the pillars near the obelisk, bearing the names of 50 WW1 and 12 WW2 casualties who were omitted from it.// 4/8/2006: The obelisk was Grade II Listed (Entry Number 1391721), at which time the obelisk was described as being 'surrounded by a chain link fence and to its rear is a low brick wall'. (On an unknown date since - possibly in 2010? - the chain-link fence has been replaced by iron railings).// 1978: The obelisk and surrounding cobblestones were moved to their more prominent current position on Plumptre Way.// c1946: WW2 casualties' names were added to the obelisk.// 27th March 1921: Obelisk unveiled on a plot of land near the Cemetery Chapel, off Church Street.
Costs

Memorial: £250

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Other website Eastwood War Memorial www.militarybadges.org.uk/ewood.htm
  • BBC Local News (Nottingham) website, Monday 16/8/2010, reported: 'Eastwood war memorial for overlooked soldiers. Sixty-two men, whose names were missed off a memorial to those who died in the first and second world wars, were officially recognised on 15 August 2010. A poignant service marked the end of an eight year campaign. Geoff Maskell reports from Eastwood, Nottingham...' news.bbc.co.uk/local/nottingham/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8917000/8917001.stm BBC News
  • Historic England's details of their Grade II Listing of the memorial on 4/8/2006. historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1391721?section=official-list-entry
  • www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/85741/
  • Nottinghamshire County Council, Great War Roll of Honour: records of the obelisk, and of the supplementary plaques added in 2010. (Also includes biographical data re the WW1 casualties). secure.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/RollOfHonour/WarMemorials/Details/218 and secure.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/RollOfHonour/WarMemorials/Details/563
  • Local Publication/Booklet 'Eastwood Advertiser' 20 August 2010: Report of rededication, following the addition of the supplementary plaques.
  • Nottingham Journal, Monday 28th March 1921 (page 8) reported: 'EASTWOOD’S FALLEN. MEMORIAL TO 79 WAR HEROES UNVEILED. Sunday's ceremony in Eastwood Cemetery will live long in the memory of the great concourse of people who witnessed it. The occasion was the unveiling and dedication of the handsome monument which the inhabitants have provided as a memorial to the fallen heroes. It has been erected in a prominent position in the cemetery at a cost of £250. The monument, of Italian marble, standing on a base of Whatstandwell stone, and erected by Messrs Holbrook and Co., of Eastwood, bears a suitable inscription and the names of the fallen. Assembling on the hospital ground, the procession to the cemetery included police, Eastwood Squadron of the South Notts. Hussars, ex-service men. clergy and ministers, memorial committee, urban councillors, Trades Guild, Eastwood Training Corps and band, R.A.O.B. Foresters and other friendly societies. Mr R.W. Burrow, J. P. (chairman of the Council) presided over the ceremony, and Col Sir Lancelot Rolleston, K.C.B., D.S.O., (in the absence through illness of Major T. B. Barber, D.S.O.), performed the unveiling ceremony. The "Last Post" and the "Reveille" were sounded by J.L. Brown, A.B., R.N'. www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001897/19210328/222/0008
  • Other website Eastwood Town Council www.eastwood-town-council.org.uk/htmfiles/history.html

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