Memorial

Staveley - Figure

Source: Copyright Barrie Price

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Current Location

In the centre of the gardens., Remembrance Gardens, 77 Duke Street, Staveley, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 3PD, England

SK 43520 74870

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Type of Memorial: Serviceman / Servicewoman
WMR Reference Number: 654
Description: A white marble monument comprising a carved figure on a tall pedestal and base. The figure is a WW1 infantryman in battledress with pouches, wearing a steel helmet and holding a rifle in his right hand. His left hand is behind his back and he is leaning on a tree stump. The square pedestal has a moulded capstone and a moulded plinth at the foot over three marble steps and a three step concrete base. The inlaid inscription is in upright capital block lettering flush with the surface, but some visible peg holes suggest that an earlier lettering may have been proud of the surface.
Inscription: 6 o'clock face: IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/ OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH,/ (STAVELEY,) WHO/ FELL IN THE WAR OF 1914-1919 / (Names) / THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR/ EVERMORE (Names) 9 o'clock face: IN HONOUR AND REMEMBRANCE OF/ THE MEN OF STAVELEY URBAN DISTRICT/ 1939 - 1945 / (Names) / THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE.

Maker(s): Barrowdale, monumental mason of Worksop, Makers
Costs: c£500
Sponsor Type: public
Maintenance History: 21 March 2012: Some weathering has taken place especially on the brim of the soldier's helmet. 2004: Three WW1 names added. 22 October 1971: The memorial lies within the Staveley Conservation Area designated on that date.