Memorial

New Mills

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Current Location

South-east corner of the churchyard, St Georges Churchyard, Church Road (A6015), New Mills, High Peak, Derbyshire, SK22 4NJ, England

OS Grid Reference

SK 00531 85395

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Composite
WMR Reference Number: 1465
Description: An ornately decorated stone pillar which stands on a three-stepped base, with a pyramidal top with a cross at its apex. The front face of the pinnacle bears a carved laurel wreath with a scroll bearing the words 'Dieu et mon droit'. Each of the six faces of the lower section of the pillar has a recessed pointed-arched tablet of slate with a gilded Christian symbol incised at its top, with the names inscribed in incised gilt lettering below. The front face bears the WW1 dedicatory inscription and the other five bear the WW1 casualties' names. To the rear of the pillar a sandstone wall has been erected to carry the WW2 memorial. The wall has three rectangular slate panels - the centre tablet is portrait-orientated, and bears the WW2 dedication in incised gilt lettering; the two tablets that flank it are landscape-oriented, and bear the WW2 casualties' names.
Inscription: Pillar side 1: ERECTED/ BY/ PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION/ TO/ THE GLORY OF GOD/ IN/ HONOURED MEMORY/ OF/ THE MEN OF/ NEW MILLS,/ WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE/ OF THEIR COUNTRY DURING/ "THE GREAT WAR"/ 1914-1918/ "GREATER LOVE HATH/ NO MAN THAN THIS"/ R.I.P Pillar sides 2 - 6: (WW1 Names) Left tablet on wall: (WW2 Names) Centre tablet on wall: IN/ HONOURED/ MEMORY/ OF/ THOSE WHO/ GAVE/ THEIR LIVES/ 1939 - 1945/ Lord have Mercy Right tablet on wall: (WW2 Names)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 201
Died: 201
Information shown: Surname, initials
Order of names: Listed alphabetically by surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 50
Died: 50
Information shown: Initials, surname
Order of names: Listed alphabetically by surname

History

Maintenance History: Unknown date: Second World War tablets decaying slightly but still legible.

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