Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Gate
- District
- Derbyshire Dales
- Town
- Great Longstone
- County
- Derbyshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- W J Eyre (Builder)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 20 March 1918
Attended by: Rev C G Lynn Fryer
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 14490
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Current location
On the west side of the road at the entrance to the churchyard.
St Giles Churchyard
Church La
Great Longstone
Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire
DE45 1TB
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 200 718
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- An oak lych gate with a tiled roof. The lych gate is constructed of heavy oak timbers and has open framed gates at the centre. The two corner struts on the east elevation bear the incised and gilded inscription in mixed case upright roman lettering. The right strut also bears an incised depiction of the badge of the Sherwood Foresters.
- Inscription
- Left strut: In affectionate remembrance of/ HUBERT BRADSHAW DIXON/ Captain 1st. Bn Sherwood Foresters Right strut: Fell at Neuve Chapelle/ March 12th 1915
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Dickson, Hubert Bradshaw
Shaw, Wm Bernard
See details for all 2 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Gate
Measurements: depth 1800mm, height 3330mm, width 3570mm
Materials: Ceramic, Wood - Oak
- Gate
- 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
- Hubert Bradshaw Dixon Lychgate
- WMO ID: 217310
- Condition: Good [last updated on 21-12-2016]
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- History
- 17 April 1951: The memorial lies within the Peak District National Park designated on that date.
- Costs
Comments: The principal sponsor was Mr R Pitt-Dixon.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Aspects of Dales Life through Peace and War by Keith Taylor 254-6 Published:Country Books 2007 Bakewell Description and photograph.
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