Memorial details

Memorial type
Gate
District
South Derbyshire
Town
Swadlincote
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
61040

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Current location

On the East side of the road
on the Western boundary of Eureka Park.
Roadside
Midland Rd
Swadlincote
South Derbyshire
Derbyshire
DE11 0AW
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 29981 19979
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A set of gates, at the entrance to a public park, comprising four stone ashlar piers painted white, a pair of wrought iron gates at the centre, a smaller wrought iron gate on each side, and a section of wrought iron railings to the left. The two main centre piers bear metal plaques commemorating World War One and the left pier bears a smaller plaque for World War Two. All four piers also carry a cast wreath painted gold. The gates, railings and plaques are painted black and the inscriptions are in raised upright capital Roman lettering painted silver.
Inscription
Left main plaque: REMEMBER AND HONOUR THOSE/ MEN OF SWADLINCOTE HERE/ NAMED WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR THAT YOU/ MIGHT LIVE./ (Names) Right main plaque: (Names) Left side plaque: ERECTED IN/ MEMORY OF THOSE/ WHO DIED IN/ WORLD WAR 1939-1945/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adams, John
Adams, W
Adams, Walter
Adams, William
Allen, B T
Ashford, R E
Ashmore, Joseph
Bailey, H
Bamford, Henry James
Barnes, John Clement
See details for all 161 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 119
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 119
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank , given name , surname
    Order of information: alphabetical by surname within rank
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 42
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 42
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaques
    Measurements: depth 20mm, height 1320mm, width 680mm
    Materials: Metal
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 5mm, height 615mm, width 380mm
    Materials: Metal
  • Gate posts
    Measurements: depth 1000mm, height 2750mm, width 1110mm
    Materials: Stone - Ashlar
  • Gates
    Measurements: depth 50mm, height 3660mm, width 2350mm
    Materials: Wrought Iron
  • Fence/ Railing
    Measurements: depth 80mm, height 1200mm, width 6950mm
    Materials: Wrought Iron
Listing information
Condition
History
January 2011: The entire memorial had been recently refurbished.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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