Memorial

Barrow on Trent

Barrow on Trent memorial

Source: Copyright John Hendry

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Current Location

by the school, Roadside, Twyford Rd, Barrow On Trent, South Derbyshire, Derbyshire, DE73 7HA, England

SK 35226 28539

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 14297
Description: A sandstone monument comprising a wheel cross on a tapered shaft, a square die and four consecutive steps or plinths and located within a paved and walled area. The cross has a Celtic design of interlaced strapwork and bosses and the plain shaft broadens towards the base and has a simple border. The die (pedestal) has a stylised armour component in relief in a roundel on each face. The two top steps (plinths) are each monolithic, the upper one bearing the names and the lower one the commemoration, both incised on the 6 o'clock faces. The third step (base) is of ashlar construction and has its own moulded frieze at the top and plinth below, and has a further inscription in relief on the 6 o'clock face. The lowest step is the true plinth and is of plain ashlar construction. The maker's details are incised in the bottom right of the 12 o'clock face.
Inscription: 6 o'clock face of die: THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS. 9 o'clock face of die: THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT. 12 o'clock face of die: THE HELMET OF SALVATION. 3 o'clock face of die: THE SHIELD OF FAITH. 6 o'clock face of top step: (Names) 6 o'clock face of second step: IN HONOUR OF THE MEN OF BARROW-ON-TRENT WHO/ VOLUNTARILY SERVED THEIR KING & COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR/ OF NATIONS 1914-1919 THIS CROSS IS ERECTED BY FREDERIC CHARLES/ ARKWRIGHT OF WILLERSLEY IN THIS COUNTY A D MDCCCCXVI. 6 o'clock face of lower step: FOR GOD: FOR KING: FOR COUNTRY.

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 36
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of names: surname,forename
Additional Information: Died and returned not differentiated on the memorial

Maker(s): MESSRS HASWELL AND SON, Designer
MESSRS HASWELL AND SON, Builder
Sponsor Type: private
Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information: Memorial donated by Mr F C Arkwright of Willersley. Site given by Mr A R Morris (St Wilfrid's)
Maintenance History: 9 August 2010: The joints in the stonework appear to have been recently repointed. A small part of the relief lettering has been chipped at the lower right corner of the 6 o'clock face. The memorial lies within the Barrow on Trent Conservation Area and an area of Article 4 Conservation Restriction.