Memorial

Edale

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East of the chancel in the Churchyard, Holy Trinity Churchyard, Mary's Lane, Edale, High Peak, Derbyshire, S33 7ZA, England

OS Grid Reference

SK 12331 85772

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 14273
Description: The memorial is situated on a raised dais beyond the chancel in the churchyard, it is accessed by a flight of seven semi-circular steps from the lower ground of the churchyard and enclosed by retaining walls to either side. It comprises a Latin cross rising from a square plinth that stands on a two-stepped square base. The front and rear faces of the foot of the cross shaft feature a carving of a wreath, each wreath enclosing the letters RIP. The shaft rises from a small, square, block, each corner of which is clasped by winged cherubs. The inscription and names are in relief on metal plaques fixed to faces 1, 2 and 3 of the plinth.
Inscription: Face1: THIS CROSS IS ERECTED/ BY THE INHABITANTS OF EDALE/ TO THE GLORY OF ALMIGHTY GOD/ & IN HONOUR OF THE MEN OF/ THIS PARISH WHO FOUGHT, & IN/ EVER GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/ OF THOSE WHOSE NAMES ARE/ INSCRIBED ON THIS CROSS, WHO/ FELL FOR GOD, AND KING, FOR/ RIGHT, FOR FREEDOM, AND FOR/ PEACE, IN THE/ 1914 GREAT WAR. 1919/ Face2 : 1939 - 1945 / (Name)/ Face 3 : Remember / (Names)/ See ye to it that these shall not have died in vain./

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 13
Died: 13
Information shown: surname,rank,regiment
Order of names: rank,surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Surname, forename, rank, service

History

Maintenance History: 2010: Repairs to the steps and paving were supported by a grant of £2367 from the War Memorials Trust, reference WM3051. https://www.warmemorials.org/search-grants/?gID=759 19 November 1990: The memorial lies within the Edale Conservation Area declared on that date. 17 April 1951: The memorial lies within the Peak District National Park designated on that date.

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