Memorial
St Mary Magdalenes Church - WW1 Roll of Honour
Current Location
On the North wall of the North aisle, in the Chapel of St Michael and All Angels., St Mary Magdalenes Church, Elmton Rd, Creswell, Bolsover, Derbyshire, S80 4AS, England
OS Grid Reference
SK 52571 74298
Denomination
Church of England
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Roll of honour or book of remembrance
- WMR Reference Number
- 14179
- Description
- Two rolls of honour in a glazed wooden frame. The two rolls are for those fallen and returned respectively and are in black calligraphy on white card. The oak frame has a frieze at the top with a carved cross within a wreath. The inscriptions on the frame are incised in upright capital Roman lettering. The calligrapher's mark is given at the bottom right of each roll.
- Inscription
- Main frieze: REMEMBER/ THE MEN of/ THIS PARISH/ WHO SERVED/ IN THE/ GREAT WAR Top rail: GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS Frieze to upper roll: FALLEN Upper roll: (Names) Frieze to lower roll: SERVED Lower roll: (Names) Panel on lower rail: They shall grow not old!
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 366
- Served
- 309
- Died
- 57
- Information shown
- surname,rank,regiment
- Order of names
- surname
- Maker(s)
LOCAL CRAFTSMAN, Artist
- Maintenance History
- December 2007: The church lies within the Creswell Conservation area adopted on this date. 1993: Rolls rewritten. 23 March 1989: Church listed Grade II, Heritage List for England number 1335409.
Components
- Roll of honour
Height: 155mm
Width: 545mm
Depth: 5mm
Made from: Card
Condition: Good
- Frame
Height: 1400mm
Width: 800mm
Depth: 50mm
Made from: Wood - Oak, Glass
Condition: Good
- Local Publication/Booklet Undated St Mary Magdalene Church, Creswell - Church leaflet includes several references and a photograph of the chapel.