Memorial details

Memorial type
Hall / Institute
District
Chesterfield
Town
Barrow Hill
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1923
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
  • Rededicated
    Date: 2014
    Attended by: Undefined
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
668

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Current location

Barrow Hill Memorial Club
3 Station Road
Barrow Hill
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
S43 2PS
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 41692 75361
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A community and social hall with a plain rectangular metal plaque on the southern wall. The plaque is probably set into a wooden frame which is obscured by an oak and glass protective case. The plaque and case are mounted onto a sandstone tablet built into the wall of the building, but any inscription on the tablet is obscured by the case. A flower trough is built into the wall below the plaque, and wrought iron gates separate the memorial from the road. The inscription is incised in upright capital block lettering coloured white.
Inscription
OUR GLORIOUS DEAD/ IN SACRED MEMORY OF THOSE FROM THIS VILLAGE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR GOD, THEIR KING AND THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)/ GOD SAVE THE KING
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allen, Ernest
Baker, Isaac
Benison, Joseph
Bennett, Edgar
Bennett, Wilfred
Brooks, Fred
Brown, John W
Chapman, Ernest O
Clarke, Edgar
Cooper, Frank
See details for all 55 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 56
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 56
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 9
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 9
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Building
    Measurements: depth -, height -, width -
    Materials: Stone
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth -, height 460mm, width 1200mm
    Materials: Metal
  • Frame
    Measurements: depth -, height -, width -
    Materials: Wood
  • Case
    Measurements: depth c80mm, height 610mm, width 1315mm
    Materials: Wood - Oak, Glass
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth -, height 695mm, width 1430mm
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Corporate
Responsibility
Barrow Hill Community Trust
Reference

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