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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- High Peak
- Town
- Derwent
- County
- Derbyshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 1473
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Current location
On the Southwestern side of the road.
Roadside
Un-named Western Access Road To Ladybower Reservoir.
Derwent
High Peak
Derbyshire
S33 0AQ
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 18200 88400
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- Roadside
Derwent
High Peak
Derbyshire
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 184 884
Denomination: Undefined
- Roadside
- Description
- Originally a coarsely dressed sandstone wheel cross on a battered square pedestal, with dressed arisses and inscription panels, on a simple base. The incised inscription is in upright capital lettering. When relocated the base was replaced by three sandstone steps, dressed on the upper surfaces but rough hewn at the sides, and surrounded by stone and gravel paving and an ashlar sandstone wall with wrought iron gate.
- Inscription
- 6 o'clock face of cross shaft: IN/ MEMORY/ OF/ THE MEN OF/ DERWENT-/ WOODLANDS/ WHO FELL/ IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918 6 o'clock face of pedestal: (10 Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Cotterill, George
Dakin, Arthur
Dunn, George
Eyre, Wilfred
Heathcote, Walter
Kennedy, David
Priestly, Jason
Thorp, John Joseph
Thorpe, Gregory
Wilson, John
See details for all 10 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 10
Served and returned: 0
Died: 10
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, regiment
Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Wall
Measurements: depth 7500mm, height 1330mm, width 7000mm
Materials: Stone - Ashlar - Base
Measurements: depth 2000mm, height 610mm, width 2000mm
Materials: Stone - Sandstone - Cross
Measurements: depth 330mm, height 2460mm, width 800mm
Materials: Stone - Sandstone - Pedestal
Measurements: depth 750mm, height 860mm, width 750mm
Materials: Stone - Sandstone - Paving
Measurements: depth -, height -, width -
Materials: Stone - Gate
Measurements: depth -, height 1150mm, width 910mm
Materials: Wrought Iron
- Wall
- 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
- Derwent Woodlands
- WMO ID: 121055
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 12-06-2017]
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- History
- c1940: Memorial moved from village centre which is now beneath the reservoir. The memorial lies within the Peak District National Park.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Silent Valley, Vic Hallam, Sheaf Publishing, 1989/Page 20 Photograph of memorial in its original location.
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