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Sherwood Foresters Nottinghamshire And Derbyshire Regiment - Crich Stand

Crich Tower

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Crich Hill, Plaistow Green Road, Crich, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, DE4 5DP, England

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SK3439455369

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Type of Memorial: Tower
WMR Reference Number: 684
Description: A circular beacon tower and associated platform, railings, tablets and plaques. The coursed squared gritstone tower has ashlar dressings and contains a spiral stone staircase leading to an open viewing gallery comprising a circular stone cill with stone columns supporting a circular stone frieze, cornice and ashlar dome with flaming finial at the top. The gallery contains a powerful electric beacon lamp which is illuminated at night and visible from a great distance. A door at the foot is formed from heavy stone jambs with a deep lintol and pediment above bearing a bronze wreath. The whole sits on a battered square platform of rock faced sandstone with flat copings supporting wrought iron railings enclosing a paved area accessed by stone steps and a pair of wrought iron gates. The face of the tower bears a large stone cross with a sword set into its face above a metal badge of the Sherwood Foresters and the dates of the two world wars in metal figures. An incised inscription over the door is in upright capital lettering. Cast bronze plaques each side of the door and to the left of the gate bear regimental badges and raised lettering in upright capital lettering. A further bronze plaque to the right of the gate bears several regimental badges. Several interpretation boards are located around the site and in nearby sites.
Inscription: Face of tower above door: 1914-1918/ 1939-1945 Stone pediment over door: (It is unclear whether two lines of markings comprise lettering.) Stone lintol over door: TO THE MEMORY OF 11409 MEN OF ALL RANKS OF THE/ SHERWOOD FORESTERS (NOTTINGHAMSHIRE AND DERBYSHIRE/ REGIMENT) WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR KING AND FOR THEIR/ COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919 AND IN HONOUR/ OF 140000 OF THEIR COMRADES WHO SERVED DURING THE/ WAR IN THIRTY TWO BATTALIONS OF THE REGIMENT THIS/ MONUMENT IS GRATEFULLY ERECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE/ COUNTIES OF NOTTINGHAM AND DERBY./ TO REMIND US OF THEIR SACRIFICE AND OUR DUTY Plaque to left of door: THIS MEMORIAL TOWER IS ALSO DEDICATED/ TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE OF THE SHERWOOD/ FORESTERS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/ SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY/ FROM 1945 TO 1970 Plaque to right of door: THIS MEMORIAL TOWER IS ALSO DEDICATED/ TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE OF THE/ WORCESTERSHIRE AND SHERWOOD FORESTERS/ REGIMENT WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES IN/ THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY SINCE THE/ FORMATION OF THE REGIMENT ON/ 28 FEBRUARY 1970 Plaque to left of gate: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND/ IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THE/ 1520 SHERWOOD FORESTERS WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR/ OF 1939-1945 & IN HONOUR OF/ THEIR COMRADES WHO SERVED IN/ THE 13 UNITS OF THE REGIMENT

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