Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Amber Valley
Town
Heanor
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 28th May 1922
    Attended by: Major-General J. E. B. Seely, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., M.P. (Sergt. Gregg, V.C., D.C.M., M.M. present at the unveiling)
  • Dedicated
    Date: 28th May 1922
    Attended by: Rev. Ashley T. Corfield (Vicar of Heanor 1911-1917)
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
703

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Current location

In the churchyard southwest of the church tower.
St Lawrences Church
2 Church Street
Heanor
Amber Valley
Derbyshire
DE75 7AH
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 43580 46439
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A white limestone celtic cross on battered pedestal and two step base; 6 'clock face of cross decorated with entwined fishes and reptiles with roundels and bosses, face of wheel with interlaced strapwork, all in relief; inscription inlaid in upright capital block lettering, the dedication reading continuously around the head of the pedestal, the names in ten columns below; quotation on face of top step.
Inscription
Anticlockwise around the top of the pedestal: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF HEANOR PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914-1918 6, 3, 12, 9 o'clock faces of pedestal: (Names) 6 o'clock face of steps: THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE Two names on edge of bottom step.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Antcliffe, A.
Anthony, B.
Bacon, S.
Bancroft, T. H.
Barkes, J. R.
Bassford, J.
Battison, H.
Beardsley, H.
Benson, T. H.
Bentley, W. C.
See details for all 168 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 168
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 168
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials
    Order of information: surname, initials
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: depth 240mm, height 3450mm, width 950mm
    Materials: Stone - Hopton Wood
  • Pedestal
    Measurements: depth 960mm, height 770mm, width 1260mm
    Materials: Stone - Limestone
  • Base
    Measurements: depth 2720mm, height 250mm, width 3140mm
    Materials: Stone - Limestone
Listing information
Condition
History
1990: Renovated
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Amber Valley Borough Council
Reference
  • Other website Heanor and District Local History Society www.heanorhistory.org.uk/v2remembrance.html
  • Carter Postcard Collection
  • South Notts Echo - Saturday 03 June 1922 HEANOR'S WAR MEMORIAL UNVEILING. SOME IMPRESSIONS.
  • Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal - Friday 02 June 1922 (photograph of unveiling)
  • Beeston Gazette and Echo - Saturday 03 June 1922 HEANOR WAR MEMORIAL. UNVEILED BY GENERAL SEELY

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