Memorial details

Memorial type
Stone of remembrance
District
Staffordshire Moorlands
Town
Rudyard
County
Staffordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: June 1897
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
13694

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Current location

Junction of Lake road and Camrose Hill
Rudyard
Staffordshire Moorlands
Staffordshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 952 578
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
LARGE IRREGULAR STONE ON TWO STEPPED BASE WITH WORKED SMOOTH SURFACES BEARING SEPARATE INSCRIPTIONS SMALL BRONZE RELIEF OF QUEEN VICTORIA. ADDITIONAL MARBLE PANEL (NOT TRANSCRIBED) APPARENTLY HAS "OTHER MONARCHS" (PRESUMABLY GEORGE V, EDWARD VII, GEORGE VI)
Inscription
ERECTED BY THE/ PARISHIONERS OF HORTON/ IN COMMEMORATION OF THE/ DIAMOND JUBILEE/ OF/ QUEEN VICTORIA/ WHO COMPLETED THE SIXTIETH/ YEAR OF HER REIGN/ JUNE 20TH 1897/ SUSTAINED BY (?? COUNCILS WISE... ??) / AND GUARDED BY A PEOPLES TRUST/ DIED JANUARY 22ND 1901/ BOER WAR/ BEGAN OCT 11 1899/ ENDED JUNE 1902 GREAT WAR/ BEGAN AUGUST 1 1914/ ENDED AUGUST 31ST 1921 SECOND/ GREAT WAR/ 1939 - 1945
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: Undefined
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: Undefined
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: Undefined
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: depth 1500MM, height 3000MM, width 1500MM
    Materials: Stone
  • Undefined
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
Listing information
Condition
History
ORIGINALLY QUARRIED WHOLE BUT BROKE IN TRANSIT AND CEMENTED BACK TOGETHER. (EVIDENCE OF THIS REPAIR STILL VISIBLE)
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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