Memorial

Ball Haye Green

Memoial Gate

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Current Location

BESIDE THE RECREATION GROUND, Ball Haye Green/Novi Lane, Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, ST13 6BA, England

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SJ 99140 57293

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Park / Sports field
WMR Reference Number: 13696
Description: Recreation ground with arched entrance gateway with gates. Plaques on both gate pillars surmounted by dates. Dates each contained in wreaths. Plaques decorated with Tudor roses.
Inscription: TOP: PRO PATRIA/ 1914 - 1919 LEFT HAND SIDE: TO THE MEMORY OF THE/ FOLLOWING RESIDENTS OF/ BALL HAYE GREEN/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ IN THE/ EUROPEAN WAR/ (NAMES)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/ AND/ IN HONOUR OF THOSE RESIDENTS/ WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY/ (NAMES) RIGHT HAND SIDE: SERVED/ (NAMES)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 193
Served: 167
Died: 26
Information shown: surname,forename,decorations
Order of names: surname,forename,decorations

History

Maker(s): MR THOMAS GRACE OF LEEK, Builder
Mr W E Beacham, Designer
MESSRS BAXENDALE & CO.LTD, Stone Carver
Costs: £441
Sponsor Type: public
Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information: Total cost of memorial ammounted to £1,000.
Maintenance History: 2008: GRAFFITTI HAS BEEN REMOVED. GATES HAVE BEEN REINSTATED AND PAINTED. THE STONEWORK IS CLEAN AND STABLE, WITH SOME RE-POINTING NECESSARY. C1991: ACCORDING TO A REPORT, A LOT OF GRAFFITI. CORNER EDGES OF STONES BROKEN. RINGS FOR WREATHS MISSING. REMAINS OF HINGES BUT NO GATES. BOLT HEADS REMOVED FROM LH PLAQUE

Ceremonies

Unveiled

5 November 1922

LT COL CHALLINOR

Dedicated

5 November 1922

Rev J A Howell

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Ball Haye Green

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