Memorial

Great Longstone WW1 and WW2 (Pillar)

Great Longstone Memorial

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Current Location

On the south verge, just east of the junction with Station Road, Main Street, Great Longstone, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, DE45 1TZ, England

SK 19916 71797

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Type of Memorial: Pillar / Column
WMR Reference Number: 14486
Description: A square, sandstone pillar with decorative top, pedestal and base within a fenced compound. The tapered pillar has a recessed panel on each face bearing the carved inscriptions in upright, mixed case, gothic lettering and the names in upright, capital block lettering. The pillar has a frieze at the top with various incised designs including rosettes, oak leaves, a cross and a crown. Above the frieze is a square moulded capital with a repeated design of acanthus leaves around the edge. The pillar surmounts a square moulded pedestal with further foliage designs around the upper part and a plain frieze below, some faces of which bear further inscriptions. The plain square base has a bevelled top and the whole is founded on a concrete surface with a bounding fence comprising eight square sandstone obelisks linked by a wrought iron chain.
Inscription: 6 o'clock face: Erected/ in Honoured/ Memory of/ the Men of/ GREAT/ LONGSTONE/ who gave their/ ALL in the/ GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919/ LIBERTY/ OUR GLORIOUS DEAD 9 o'clock face: (Names)/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names)/ Their name liveth for evermore 12 o'clock face: Greater love/ hath no man/ than this./ that a man lay/ down his life/ for his friends 3 o'clock face: (Names) 1939-1945/ (Names)/ Faithful unto death

Maker(s): John William Bowden, Mason
Costs: £132 IN 1923
Maintenance History: 19 February 2014: Although in good condition some algal growth was accumulating, especially on the pedestal. Not all of the inscriptions were clear, and the maker's mark could not be discerned.// 22 March 1985: The memorial was Grade II listed (Heritage List for England number 1334973).// 17 April 1951: The Peak District National Park (in which this memorial stands) was designated. (The memorial is also within the Great Longstone Conservation Area).// Post-WW2: The names of WW2 casualties were added to the memorial.// 22/7/2023: The memorial was unveiled/dedicated, bearing the WW1 inscription.