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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
North East Derbyshire
Town
Holmewood
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 14 February 1920
    Attended by: Mrs Chambers
  • Rededicated
    Date: 2 October 1983
    Attended by: Right Rev T Parfitt
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
62444

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Current location

At the top on the western face of a stone block near the western boundary of the garden.
Holmewood Memorial Garden
Heath Rd (a6175)
Holmewood
North East Derbyshire
Derbyshire
S42 5RB
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 43269 65870
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • On the face of the organ in the church.
    Zion Primitive Methodist Church (Demolished)
    Heath Rd (a6175)
    Holmewood
    North East Derbyshire
    Derbyshire
    S42 5RB
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SK 432 658
    Denomination: Methodist
Description
Originally a plain oblong brass plaque attached to the organ inside the church. The incised inscription was in upright capital lettering. After removal from the church the plaque was the upper of two plaques attached to the side of a stone block located in the memorial garden. Subsequently a replacement stone tablet was set into the top of the western face of an oblong, rough hewn, sandstone block. The plain tablet has a narrow chamfered border and the incised inscription is in upright capital block lettering. The tablet has infilled holes in each corner.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY/ OF THE MEN FROM THIS CHURCH, ALSO HOLMEWOOD AND HIGHFIELDS,/ WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE GREAT WAR./ ALSO AS A TRIBUTE OF HONOUR/ TO THE MEN WHO NOBLY SERVED IN THE SAME CAUSE AND AS/ A THANKSGIVING TO GOD FOR THEIR SAFE RETURN/ ERECTED FEBRUARY, 1920
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth -, height c150mm, width c500mm
    Materials: Brass
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth -, height 145mm, width 510mm
    Materials: Stone
  • Backboard
    Measurements: depth 410mm, height 550mm, width 1320mm
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
Listing information
Condition
History
2 March 2012: The stone had become overgrown with vegetation and the western face inaccessible. c2004: Stone moved to western boundary during installation of a new memorial in the refurbished garden. November 1997: Stolen plaque replaced by stone tablet. 1984: Church demolished. 2 October 1983: Remembrance garden formally opened. c1983: Removed from the church and relocated on the stone near the centre of the remembrance garden. February 1920: Plaque erected in the Zion Primitive Methodist Church.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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