Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Broadland
Town
Buxton
County
Norfolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
19643

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Current location

Located in the southwest corner of the churchyard
St Andrew's Church
Mill Street
Buxton
Broadland
Norfolk
NR10 5JE
England

OS Grid Ref: TG 23331 22681
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Celtic cross on plinth and two-stepped base. Incised inscription on all sides of plinth.
Inscription
6 o'clock face: IN PROUD AND AFFECTIONATE/ MEMORY OF/ THOSE SONS OF BUXTON/ WHO FOUGHT AND DIED/ FOR THEIR FRIENDS/ THEIR HOMES & THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WARS/ 1914 - 1919/ 1939 - 1945/ (Name) 9 o'clock face: THE GLORIOUS DEAD/ 1915/ (Name)/ 1916/ (Names)/ 1917/ (Names) 12 o'clock face: THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD AS WE/ THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD/ AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM/ NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN/ AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN/ AND IN THE MORNING/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM/ (Name) 3 o'clock face: THE GLORIOUS DEAD/ 1917/ (Names)/ 1918/ (Names)/ 1919/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Abbs, John A
Barton, Harry
Betts, Cyril
Child, Bertie C
Clarke, Robert
Cole, Jack Harry Barton
Cook, Albert L
Cooper, Joan Allard
Dugdale, Frederick Asia
Earl, Albert G
See details for all 24 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 20
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 20
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: year of death, forename, initials, surname
    Order of information: year of death
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 4
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 4
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forenames, surname, year of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: depth c685 mm, height c1420 mm, width c685 mm
    Materials: Stone - Portland
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Portland
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • Buxton War Memorial
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
History
1999: AT TIME OF RECORDING IT WAS BEING RENOVATED
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Buxton with Lamas Parish Council takes responsibility for the maintenance

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