Memorial
St John The Evangelist Church
Current Location
St John the Evangelist Church, Bridge Street At Corner Of Mill Street, Derby, Derby, Derbyshire, DE1 3HZ, England
OS Grid Reference
SK 34501 36600
Denomination
Church of England
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Church Fabric / Fitting: Reredos or screen
- WMR Reference Number
- 14249
- Description
- A screen comprising four stone panels in an elaborate stone frame. The panels have been reported as marble or Hopton Wood Limestone. The frame is of coloured Chellaston alabaster with further details in Swedish green marble, Convent Sienna marble, blue lapis lazuli and white alabaster.
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN PERPETUAL LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF/ THE MEN OF THE PARISH/ WHO LAID DOWN/ THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ (Names)/ MAKE THEM TO BE NUMBERED WITH THY SAINTS IN GLORY EVERLASTING
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 110
- Died
- 110
- Information shown
- surname
- Additional Information
- Details of name list not known/partially known
- Maker(s)
J A F LEMMINGS, Stone Carver
R G Lomas and Son, Manufacturer
Ceremonies
Unveiled
19 December 1920
Maj Gen Sir Richard Luce KCMG CB,RELATIVES/FRIENDS OF THE FALLEN
Dedicated
19 December 1920
Archdeacon of Derby
Components
- Tablet
Made from: Stone
Condition: Unknown
- Frame
Height: c1500mm
Width: c2150mm
Depth: -
Made from: Alabaster
Condition: Unknown
- Derby Daily Telegraph 2/ 20 December 1920 Extensive report of unveiling and construction.