Memorial

St Leonards Church - Shelter

Names (1)

Source: Copyright Wendy White

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Current Location

At the gateway between the old churchyard and the extension., St Leonards Church, Main Rd, Shirland, North East Derbyshire, Derbyshire, DE55 6BB, England

OS Grid Reference

SK 39963 58458

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Shelter
WMR Reference Number: 14264
Description: A rectangular open-topped shelter with ashlar walls. A stone latin cross is attached to one internal end wall and a rectangular grey slate tablet to the other, Inscription is incised in upright block capital lettering coloured white.
Inscription: TO HONOUR THOSE OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM/ WORLD WAR 1 1914-1918/(Names)/ WORLD WAR 11 1939-1945/ (Names)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 60
Died: 60
Information shown: surname
Order of names: surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 14
Died: 14
Information shown: surname
Order of names: surname

Conservation

Components

Shelter

Height: c 3000mm

Width: c 5000mm

Depth: c 3000mm

Made from: Stone - Ashlar

Condition: Good

Cross

Height: c 1200mm

Width: c 900mm

Depth: c 100mm

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Tablet

Height: c 1200mm

Width: c 600mm

Depth: c 30mm

Made from: Slate

Condition: Good