Memorial

St Thomas Church

Source: Copyright Kev & Laura Topliss

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Current Location

Against the eastern wall of the chancel., St Thomas Church, 114 Nottingham Rd (b600), Somercotes, Alfreton, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, DE55 4LY, England

OS Grid Reference

SK 423 538

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 59692
Description: A plain white limestone cross, with shaft broader at the base, on a rectangular hollow-shouldered pedestal. Two limestone wing walls with copings abut the pedestal, and the whole sits on a plinth and two-stepped base. An inlaid inscription on the pedestal is in upright mixed case and mixed style lettering. Rectangular marble tablets attached to the wing walls contain the WW1 names, another on the face of the pedestal contains the WW2 names, and a fourth on the face of the plinth contains an additional name indirectly assigned to Northern Ireland. Inscriptions on the tablets are inlaid in upright capital block lettering.
Inscription: Pedestal: To the Glory/ of God/ AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF THIS PARISH WHO FELL/ IN TYHE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ WORTHY OF REMEMBRANCE Left and right tablets: (Names) Centre tablet: 1939 - 1945/ (Names) Lower tablet: (Name)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 81
Died: 81
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of names: surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 20
Died: 20
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of names: surname

War: Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: surname,year died,forename

Conservation

Components

Cross

Height: 2300mm

Width: 600mm

Depth: 175mm

Made from: Stone - Limestone

Condition: Good

Pedestal

Height: 1420mm

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St Thomas Church

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St Thomas Church

Current Location

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Denomination

Names listed on this memorial

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

Conservation

Components

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