At present no image of this war memorial is available for online display. If you have a photograph of this war memorial, please upload it via our image upload form for inclusion on the Register. The image will be credited to yourself and free for reuse for non-commercial purposes by others under the IWM Non Commercial Licence.

Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Bassetlaw
Town
Worksop
County
Nottinghamshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 08/05/1920
    Attended by: GHM Turner, Chairman, Worksop UDC, WH Hewlett, Managing Director, Revs. d'Arcy, Hayward, Lambert, representatives of miners, veterans - and William Johnson VC
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
59011

Support IWM

Donate with Just Giving

Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.

Make a Donation
Current location

South wall of the Lady Chapel
St Mary and St Cuthbert Priory Church
Cheapside
Worksop
Bassetlaw
Nottinghamshire
S80 2HX
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 59018 78910
Denomination: Church of England

View location on Google Maps
Previous locations
  • In the lamp room.
    Manton Colliery
    Retford Rd (B6040)
    Manton
    Worksop
    Bassetlaw
    Nottinghamshire
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SK 600 780
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Bronze plaque with a raised oak leaf and acorn pattern border. A Tudor rose lies each side of the title scroll above the raised inscription. One of nineteen plaques of a similar design erected at the works and pits of the Company in 1920.
Inscription
IN MEMORIAM/ THE NAMES HERE RECORDED ARE of/ THOSE MEN WHO WORKED HERE AND/ GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR / THEIR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR/ AUGUST 1914 - NOVEMBER 1918/ AS WELL AS THE NAMES OFTHOSE WHO OBTAINED MILITARY DISTINCTIONS/ IN THE WAR / MANTON PITS / KILLED / (Names) / HONOURS / (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allsop, Alfred
Bates, Abraham
Batty, Horace
Beardsworth, W
Bell, George William
Bellamy, Horace
Benn, Arthur Leonard
Berry, Algernon Frank
Betteridge, Frank
Bird, George William
See details for all 89 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 455
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 455
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename, decorations, service number, regiment, death
    Order of information: Surname, forename, decorations, service number, regiment, death
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST CUTHBERT AND ST MARY, WORKSOP PRIORY, AND REMAINS OF CLOISTER WALL
  • Grade I
  • 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
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Corporate
Details: The Wigan Coal and Iron Company Limited
Reference
  • Local Publication - Booklet undated, about 2016: Whose Memorial, by Robert Ilett - the Appendix gives details about the Memorial.
  • The Worksop Guardian, 14/05/1920: Report of the unveiling of the memorial on the wall of the lamp room.

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.

This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:

© WMR-59011

For queries, please contact [email protected].