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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
North East Derbyshire
Town
Holmewood
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1920
    Attended by: Unknown
  • Rededicated
    Date: 2 October 1983
    Attended by: Right Rev T Parfitt
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
1452

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Current location

On the eastern face of a stone block near the western boundary of the garden.
Holmewood Memorial Garden
Heath Rd (a6175)
Holmewood
North East Derbyshire
Derbyshire
S42 5RB
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 43199 65649
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Believed to have been wall mounted inside the church which was at the northern end of North Road roughly in the area now occupied by Cavendish Close.
    St Albans Mission Church
    North Rd
    Holmewood
    North East Derbyshire
    Derbyshire
    S42 5SB
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SK 43237 65837
    Denomination: Methodist
Description
An oblong cast iron plaque with a raised border and a small Latin cross at the head. The inscription was in raised capital Roman lettering with Roman dots between each word and was justified at both edges.
Inscription
Original plaque: (Wording presumed similar to replacements) First replacement plaque: IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE / THEIR LIVES, AND IN HONOUR OF / THE MEN FROM HOLMEWOOD / AND HIGHFIELDS WHO SERVED, / IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919. Second replacement plaque: IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE / THEIR LIVES, AND IN HONOUR OF / THE MEN FROM HOLMEWOOD / AND HIGHFIELDS, WHO SERVED, / IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 10 mm, height 440 mm, width 730 mm
    Materials: Cast Iron
  • Backboard
    Measurements: depth 410 mm, height 550 mm, width 1320 mm
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
Listing information
Condition
History
c2004: Stone bearing replacement plaque moved to western boundary during installation of a new memorial in the refurbished garden. 1991 - 1997: Plaque may have been stolen and replaced by one of a similar design. 1991: Original plaque photographed on the stone. 2 October 1983: Remembrance Gardens formally opened on site of former Jubilee Gardens. c1983: First replacement plaque mounted on stone near the centre of the former Jubilee Gardens to the south of the church. c1961: Original plaque removed from former St Albans Mission Church during demolition and believed to have been scrapped.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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