Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
South Derbyshire
Town
Walton On Trent
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
56467

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Current location

St Laurence's Church
Station Lane
Walton On Trent
South Derbyshire
Derbyshire
DE12 8NA
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 21584 18233
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Square base surmounted by a pedestal, comprising a chamfered plinth and a moulded cap, shaft and wooden canopied crucifix. Three of the four faces of the plinth contain green slate tablets in bevelled recesses on which the inscriptions are incised in uncoloured upright roman capital lettering.
Inscription
6 o'clock face: TO THE HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THOSE/ WHO FROM AMONGST US/ FOUGHT AND FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918./ WE HAVE SET UP/ THIS SIGN OF OUR SALVATION/ THROUGH/ JESUS CHRIST./ LOOKING FOR/ THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD/ AND THE LIFE OF THE WORLD TO COME/ AMEN. 12 o'clock face: WALTON ON TRENT/ (Names)/ CATTON/ (Names)/ DRAKELOWE/ (Names) 3 o'clock face: 1939-1945/ WALTON ON TRENT/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 16
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 16
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename,additional
    Order of information: additional,surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 7
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 7
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Tablets
    Measurements: height 415mm, width 650mm
    Materials: Slate
  • Pedestal
    Measurements: depth 1025mm, height 600mm, width 1025mm
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
  • Base
    Measurements: depth 2380mm, width 2380mm
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
  • Crucifix
    Measurements: depth c1000mm, height c2500mm, width c1000mm
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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