Memorial details

Memorial type
Serviceman / Servicewoman
District
Chesterfield
Town
Staveley
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker
Barrowdale, monumental mason of Worksop (Makers)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 28 Nov 1920
    Attended by: Sir Josiah Court-an eminent local doctor
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
654

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Current location

In the centre of the gardens.
Remembrance Gardens
77 Duke Street
Staveley
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
S43 3PD
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 43520 74870
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A white marble monument comprising a carved figure on a tall pedestal and base. The figure is a WW1 infantryman in battledress with pouches, wearing a steel helmet and holding a rifle in his right hand. His left hand is behind his back and he is leaning on a tree stump. The square pedestal has a moulded capstone and a moulded plinth at the foot over three marble steps and a three step concrete base. The inlaid inscription is in upright capital block lettering flush with the surface, but some visible peg holes suggest that an earlier lettering may have been proud of the surface.
Inscription
6 o'clock face: IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/ OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH,/ (STAVELEY,) WHO/ FELL IN THE WAR OF 1914-1919 / (Names) / THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR/ EVERMORE (Names) 9 o'clock face: IN HONOUR AND REMEMBRANCE OF/ THE MEN OF STAVELEY URBAN DISTRICT/ 1939 - 1945 / (Names) / THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Aden, Herbert
Adkin, Joseph
Adkin, Walter
Allen, Ernest
Allport, Howard
Alton, Frank
Alvey, Samuel
Arthington, Norman
Ash, Frank A
Badcock, Benjamin M
See details for all 256 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 180
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 180
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 76
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 76
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Figure
    Measurements: depth c500mm, height 1950mm, width 500mm
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Detail
    Measurements: depth c800mm, height c250mm, width c800mm
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Pedestal
    Measurements: depth c750mm, height c1200mm, width c750mm
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Plinth
    Measurements: depth c800mm, height c150mm, width c800mm
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Steps
    Measurements: depth c1500mm, height c650mm, width c1500mm
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Base
    Measurements: depth 4260mm, height 740mm, width 4280mm
    Materials: Concrete
Listing information
  • Staveley War Memorial
  • Grade II
  • 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
21 March 2012: Some weathering has taken place especially on the brim of the soldier's helmet. 2004: Three WW1 names added. 22 October 1971: The memorial lies within the Staveley Conservation Area designated on that date.
Costs

Memorial: c£500

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
Staveley Town Council
Reference

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.

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