Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Bassetlaw
Town
Everton
County
Nottinghamshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 30-07-1922
    Attended by: General Sir Joseph Laycock K.C.M.G., D.S.O., unveiled the memorial.
  • Dedicated
    Date: 30-07-1922
    Attended by: Reverend S. Curtis. (Vicar of Everton) performed the dedication.
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
68113

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Current location

In the north-east corner of the cemetery.
Everton Cemetery
Mattersey Road
Everton
Bassetlaw
Nottinghamshire
DN10 5BN
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 69107 90776
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Blue granite cross with square-sectioned plinth and base, which stands on a sunken area of paving. The head of the cross is carved with a Celtic design; the splayed base of its shaft has scrolls and swags of foliage. On the two-tiered plinth, the east face bears the WW1 inscription and names. On the west face, the dates 1939 and 1945 are inscribed vertically in recessed panels; the central recessed panel between them bears the WW2 names. The plinth stands on a three-stepped base of Portland stone (on which the name 'Tyas and Guest' is carved), which has remnants of four (now missing) corner posts. The memorial stands on a square of sunken paving; the surrounding kerb of which has a low post at each corner.
Inscription
Cross shaft: LEST WE FORGET Plinth (east face): TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN EVER GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF EVERTON & SCAFTWORTH WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ ERECTED BY THE PARISHIONERS OF EVERTON AND SCAFTWORTH Plinth (west face): 1939 (names) 1945
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Atkins, D
Beech, William
Campbell, John
Charleston, A C
Cousins, William Henry
Harrison, John
Hudson, John
Kipling, Edwin
Long, Walter
Mallender, Alfred
See details for all 18 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 14
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 14
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename(s), Surname
    Order of information: Surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 4
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 4
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Initial, Surname (Rank for one man, a Major)
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Concrete
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
  • Everton and Scaftworth 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
9/12/2014: The memorial was Grade II Listed (List Entry Number 1421768).// c1946: WW2 names added.// 30/7/1922: Unveiled and dedicated.
Costs

Memorial: £300

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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