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Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Chesterfield
Town
Newbold
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Afghanistan (2001-2014)
Ceremony
  • Rededicated
    Date: 20 May 2012
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
657

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Current location

On the eastern side of the road
between Dukes Dr and Newbold Rd.
Roadside
Littlemoor (b6150)
Newbold
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
S41 8QQ
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 36928 72941
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A roughly dressed sandstone cross on a pedestal and base with several plaques and a tablet. The wheel cross has a tapered shaft and surmounts a battered oblong pedestal and a square two-stepped base. A recessed dressed panel on the 6 o'clock face of the pedestal bears the original inlaid inscription in upright capital roman lettering. A tall trapezoidal bronze plaque with raised border was subsequently set into the 6 o'clock face of the cross shaft bearing a further WW1 inscription and namelist in raised upright capital lettering. A further tall trapezoidal bronze plaque with polished raised border was subsequently set into the 12 o'clock face of the cross shaft bearing a WW2 inscription and namelist in raised upright capital polished lettering, and a similar small oblong supplementary plaque with a further name was added at a later date. A square black granite tablet was later affixed to the 12 o'clock face of the pedestal with a gilded incised inscription in upright capital block lettering relating to subsequent conflicts.
Inscription
6 o'clock face of pedestal: IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE MEN/ OF NEWBOLD/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919. Plaque on 6 o'clock face of cross shaft: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND THE IMPERISHABLE MEMORY OF/ THESE MEN OF NEWBOLD WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ (Names) Main plaque on 12 o'clock face of cross shaft: IN RESPECTFUL REMEMBRANCE/ OF THOSE FROM NEWBOLD/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN WORLD WAR II/ 1939 - 1945/ AND ALL CONFLICTS/ (Names) Supplementary plaque on 12 o'clock face of cross shaft: WWII/ (Name) Tablet on 12 o'clock face of pedestal: OTHER CONFLICTS/ (Name)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ashforth, William
Ashley, John Douglas
Bailey, Walter
Bartram, Albert
Berry, Harold
Brakes, Harold
Burkitt, Frederick
Carson, Frank
Cartwright, J
Chambers, Wilfred
See details for all 99 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 74
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 74
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 24
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 24
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
  • Afghanistan (2001-2014)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: depth 280mm, height c3000mm, width 950mm
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
  • Pedestal
    Measurements: depth 950mm, height 1250mm, width 1130mm
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
  • Base
    Measurements: depth 1730mm, height 500mm, width 1730mm
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 15mm, height 700mm, width 365mm
    Materials: Bronze
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth 30mm, height 380mm, width 380mm
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
Condition
History
c2012: Plaques for WW2 and tablet for other conflicts added.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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