Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Derbyshire Dales
Town
Longford
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
61419

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Current location

The church is next to Longford Hall and is accessible from a public bridleway from Long Lane. The memorial is on the Western wall of the nave.
St Chads Church
Long Lane
Longford
Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire
DE6 3DS
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 21495 38324
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
An upright oblong limestone tablet with separate ornate cornices at the head and foot. The tablet has three hanging columns with intervening tracery at the head and an incised inscription in mixed styles of upright lettering coloured black with rubricated initials and dates. The upper cornice has a dentilated and moulded top above a foliated frieze. The lower cornice has a plain moulding above a dentilated frieze.
Inscription
To the Glory of God and in Memory/ of the Men of this Parish who fell in/ The Great War 1914 - 18/ (Names)/ Their Name Liveth for Evermore/ (Name) 1939 - 45.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 12
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 12
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth 95mm, height 950mm, width 710mm
    Materials: Stone - Limestone
  • Detail
    Measurements: depth 150mm, height 250mm, width 850mm
    Materials: Stone - Limestone
Listing information
Condition
History
13 September 1967: Church listed Grade I, Heritage List for England reference 1109790.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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