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
Lost
Lost
WM Reference
66544

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Previous locations
  • Ticknall School
    Rose Lane
    Ticknall
    South Derbyshire
    Derbyshire
    DE73 7JW
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SK 35302 24017
    Denomination: Undefined
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
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: depth -, height -, width -
    Materials: Wood - Oak
  • Painting
    Measurements: depth -, height -, width -
    Materials: Brass
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth -, height -, width -
    Materials: Undefined
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

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