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Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
North East Derbyshire
Town
Calow
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
663

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Current location

Eastwood Park
194 Top Road
Calow
North East Derbyshire
Derbyshire
S44 5TD
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 41431 70995
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A sandstone monument comprising a wheel cross on a pedestal, plinth and base, with two bronze plaques. The cross has a design on the 6 and 12 o'clock faces comprising a central boss and interlaced strapwork in relief extending over the upper three limbs and a similar distance down the shaft. The cross surmounts a battered pedestal with moulded and bevelled top, a plinth with bevelled top and a base. The pedestal has a trapezoidal WW1 plaque recessed into the 6 o'clock face bearing an inscription and names in raised upright capital roman lettering. The foot of the shaft bears an oblong WW2 plaque on its 6 o'clock face with an incised inscription in upright sentence case block lettering coloured white.
Inscription
Lower plaque: IN MEMORY OF THOSE FALLEN FROM THIS PARISH/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918./ (Names)/ "GRANT THEM O LORD ETERNAL REST" Upper plaque: IN MEMORY/ Of those who fell in The World War/ 1939-1945/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bonsall, G H
Bradley, Albert
Brown, T
Cooper, F
Donkin, N B
Evans, H
Fry, P
Gibson, W
Goucher, H
Hoskin, G
See details for all 24 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 25
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 25
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 10
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 10
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,regiment,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: depth 255mm, height 2240mm, width 800mm
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
  • Pedestal
    Measurements: depth 820mm, height 780mm, width 910mm
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
  • Plinth
    Measurements: depth 900mm, height 200mm, width 990mm
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
  • Base
    Measurements: depth 1540mm, height 260mm, width 1630mm
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 2mm, height 600mm, width 840mm
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone, Bronze
Listing information
  • Calow 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
17 January 2014: There was a small crack on the 12 o'clock face of the base and on the 3 o'clock face of the pedestal. 2008: Repair and conservation work implemented, supported by a grant from the War Memorials Trust, reference WM2166. 1989-1992: The original plaques were stolen and subsequently replaced. The inscriptions may not have been exact copies of the originals.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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