Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- South Derbyshire
- Town
- Ticknall
- County
- Derbyshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 07 May 1921
Attended by: UNKNOWN
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Lost
- WM Reference
- 66544
Support IWM
Donate with
Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.
- Previous locations
- Ticknall School
Rose Lane
Ticknall
South Derbyshire
Derbyshire
DE73 7JW
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 35302 24017
Denomination: Undefined
- Ticknall School
- Description
- An oak board of three panels. The upright oblong central panel bore a painting of a woman mourning beside a memorial tablet bearing the inscription. On each side of the painting were fluted pilasters supporting a frieze, a moulded cornice and a triangular pediment containing a laurel wreath in relief. The two side panels each contained an upright oblong brass plaque bearing the names incised in single columns. The plaques were each flanked by fluted pilasters supporting a moulded cornice. The three panels surmounted a shelf supported by a carved bracket.
- Inscription
- Painting: To the memory of old scholars of this school who fell in the Great War of 1914 to 1918. They have fought the good fight, dying in the cause of humanity that honour may live. Left and right plaques: (Names) (Style, line spacing and names not known.)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 24
Served and returned: 0
Died: 24
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: depth -, height -, width -
Materials: Wood - Oak - Painting
Measurements: depth -, height -, width -
Materials: Brass - Plaque
Measurements: depth -, height -, width -
Materials: Undefined
- Board
- Condition
- History
- 17th November, 1972: The Ticknall Conservation Area was first designated, and includes the School within its area.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Derby Mercury May 1921
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-66544
For queries, please contact [email protected].