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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Erewash
Town
Cloudside, Sandiacre
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
61562

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Current location

On the East wall of the nave
South of the chancel arch.
St Giles Church
Church Dr
Cloudside
Sandiacre
Erewash
Derbyshire
NG10 5EE
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 479 372
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
An oblong slate tablet in an oak frame. The plain tablet has an incised and gilded inscription and names in four columns in upright capital Roman lettering. The frame has wide side panels which bear signs of once having borne doors and an inscription in capital letters but the doors have been removed, the hinge rebates made good and the inscription erased.
Inscription
Tablet: 1914 - 1918/ (Names) Left panel: (GREATER/ LOVE/ HATH/ NO/ MAN/ THAN/ THIS) Right panel: (THAN/ MAY ... ) (Inscription has been erased and is barely visible.)
Inscription legible?
no
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 69
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth -, height 440mm, width 710mm
    Materials: Slate
  • Frame
    Measurements: depth 50mm, height 915mm, width 965mm
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST GILES
  • 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
History
12 July 2011: The inscription on the frame had been erased and was barely legible. The church lies within the Sandiacre Cloudside Conservation Area. 10 November 1967: Church listed Grade I, Heritage List for England number 1204475.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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