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Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Amber Valley
Town
Waingroves, Codnor
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Afghanistan (2001-2014)
Maker
Alf or F Holbrook (Mason)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
64252

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Current location

In a small garden at the front of the church.
Waingroves Methodist Church Grounds
Waingroves Rd
Waingroves
Codnor
Amber Valley
Derbyshire
DE5 9TD
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 411 495
Denomination: Methodist

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Previous locations
  • In the forecourt of the church.
    Waingroves Methodist Church (Redundant)
    Church St
    Waingroves
    Codnor
    Amber Valley
    Derbyshire
    DE5 9TE
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SK 412 492
    Denomination: Methodist
Description
A sandstone wheel cross on a pedestal and plinth. The cross has an inverted cross in relief on the 6 o'clock face and an inscription at the base of the shaft. The battered pedestal has a moulded top, a metal plaque recessed into the 6 o'clock face and an inscription on the 9 o'clock face. The battered plinth has rounded edges at the top, a metal plaque recessed into the 6 o'clock face and the maker's name incised in capital block lettering on the 9 o'clock face. The two metal plaques are trapezoidal in shape. All of the principal inscriptions are in gilded incised capital Roman lettering. The whole memorial surmounts a concrete base with battered precast concrete edging blocks.
Inscription
6 o'clock base of cross shaft: BY THEIR/ SACRIFACE/ WE LIVE. Plaque on 6 o'clock face of pedestal: ERECTED BY THE INHABITANTS OF THE/ WAINGROVES WARD TO THE MEMORY OF THE/ FOLLOWING WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918./ (Names) Plaque on 6 o'clock face of pedestal: ALSO IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE WAR/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names)/ "FOR FREEDOM THEY DIED." 9 o'clock face of pedestal: DRUMMER T. M. WRIGHT/ AFGHANISTAN 2007 9 o'clock face of plinth: F. HOLBROOK/ HILL TOP, EASTWOOD.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 13
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 13
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 7
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 7
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Afghanistan (2001-2014)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: depth 260mm, height 1745mm, width 690mm
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
  • Pedestal
    Measurements: depth 605mm, height 540mm, width 685mm
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
  • Plinth
    Measurements: depth 840mm, height 350mm, width 915mm
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth -, height 390mm, width 600mm
    Materials: Metal
  • Base
    Measurements: depth 1650mm, height 150mm, width 1650mm
    Materials: Concrete
Listing information
  • Waingroves 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
  • Historic England
Condition
History
c2007: The Afghanistan inscription was added. June 2001: The memorial was dismantled and relocated outside the new Methodist Church. A grant from the War Memorials Trust aided the provision of a new base. WMT reference WM502.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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