Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
South Derbyshire
Town
Melbourne
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 25th May 1920
    Attended by: Admiral of the Fleet, Lord Walter Kerr, G.C.B.
  • Dedicated
    Date: 25th May 1920
    Attended by: The Rev. E. T. Harcombe
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
14311

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Current location

Adjacent to the church
St Michaels Church
Pool Rd
Melbourne
South Derbyshire
Derbyshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 389 250
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
The memorial comprises three steps bearing a plinth and tapering pillar surmounted by a celtic cross. It is made of roughly chiselled Cornish granite.
Inscription
6 o'clock face: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN SACRED MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 TO 1919./ (Names) 9 o'clock face: (Names) 12 o'clock face: IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE WORLD WAR 1939 TO 1945./ (Names) 3 o'clock face: (Names)/ N. IRELAND/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 85
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 85
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank,regiment,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 20
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 20
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,relationships
    Order of information: surname
  • Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Steps
    Measurements: depth 3180mm, height 785mm, width 3800mm
    Materials: Granite - Cornish
  • Plinth
    Measurements: depth 970mm, height 970mm, width 1350mm
    Materials: Granite - Cornish
  • Base
    Measurements: depth 570mm, height 155mm, width 790mm
    Materials: Granite - Cornish
  • Pillar
    Measurements: depth 570mm, height 1630mm, width 790mm
    Materials: Granite - Cornish
  • Cross
    Measurements: height 1250mm, width 940mm
    Materials: Granite - Cornish
Listing information
Condition
History
March 2008: Very clean and generally excellent condition, but a small number of the characters had become lost from the inscription and names.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Derby Daily Telegraph - Monday 05 May 1919 MELBOURNE WAR MEMORIAL DIVERGENT VIEWS AS TO SITE FOR MONUMENT
  • Carter Postcard Collection
  • Pictures of England www.picturesofengland.com/England/tour/Churches/pictures/1026462
  • Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal - Friday 28 May 1920 MELBOURNE War Memorial Unveiled
  • Derby Daily Telegraph 3 / 26 May 1920 Report of unveiling.

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