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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Church Fabric / Fitting: Reredos or screen
- District
- Derby
- Town
- Derby
- County
- Derbyshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- J A F LEMMINGS (Undefined)
R G Lomas and Son (Manufacturer) - Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 19 December 1920
Attended by: Maj Gen Sir Richard Luce KCMG CB,RELATIVES/FRIENDS OF THE FALLEN - Dedicated
Date: 19 December 1920
Attended by: Archdeacon of Derby - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 14249
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Current location
St Johns Church
Bridge St At Corner Of Mill St
Derby
Derby
Derbyshire
DE1 1DH
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 345 366
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- A screen comprising four stone panels in an elaborate stone frame. The panels have been reported as marble or Hopton Wood Limestone . The frame is of coloured Chellaston alabaster with further details in Swedish green marble, Convent Sienna marble, blue lapis lazuli and white alabaster.
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN PERPETUAL LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF/ THE MEN OF THE PARISH/ WHO LAID DOWN/ THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ (Names)/ MAKE THEM TO BE NUMBERED WITH THY SAINTS IN GLORY EVERLASTING
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Allen, T
Allen, T
Allsop, M H E
Bale, F
Barker, H
Bednall, W
Bennett, W
Blurton, G W
Bradshaw, T
Bridgart, A H
See details for all 110 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 110
Served and returned: 0
Died: 110
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Frame
Measurements: depth -, height c1500mm, width c2150mm
Materials: Alabaster
- Tablet
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Derby Daily Telegraph 2/ 20 December 1920 Extensive report of unveiling and construction.
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