Memorial
Shipley School
Current Location
Erewash Museum, High St, Ilkeston, Erewash, Derbyshire, DE7 5JA, England
OS Grid Reference
SK 466 418
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- WMR Reference Number
- 14247
- Description
- An upright oblong brass plaque with a twin line border infilled with linear bound laurel leaves with an acanthus leaf at each corner. At the head is a bound and ribboned laurel wreath with a patonce cross within it and a scroll bearing the dates unfurled behind it. The inscription is in black upright capital Roman lettering with the names in two columns at the centre.
- Inscription
- 1914 1918/ IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THE/ UNDERMENTIONED SCHOLARS WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ (Names)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 28
- Died
- 28
- Information shown
- surname,forename
- Order of names
- surname,forename
- Maintenance History
- June 2013: After 30 years in storage agreement was reached between the church and Erewash Museum for the museum to take care of the surviving components. Mid 1980s: Removed from condemned church and taken into storage. Mid 20C: Removed from the school and reinstalled in Christ Church.
Previous Location(s)
Christ Church (Demolished), Vicarage St At Junction With Church St, Cotmanhay, Ilkeston, Erewash, Derbyshire, DE7 8QL, England
OS Grid Reference
SK 459 438
Denomination
Church of England
Year of move
c1983
Reason for move
Church structurally unsound and demolished.
- Custodian
- The current custodian is Erewash Museum.
Components
- Plaque
Height: 915mm
Width: 610mm
Depth: 2mm
Made from: Brass
Condition: Good