Memorial

Ault Hucknall

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Current Location

Taffic Island, Hodmire Lane At Junction With Mill Lane, Hodmire Lane At Junction With Mill Lane, Stainsby, Ault Hucknall, Bolsover, Derbyshire, S44 5RW, England

OS Grid Reference

SK 45525 65347

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Obelisk
WMR Reference Number: 667
Description: A sandstone monument comprising an obelisk on a pedestal and three stepped base surrounded by a gravelled surface and iron railings with gate. The plain obelisk has inscriptions at the foot of the 6 and 3 o'clock faces. The square pedestal comprises a capstone with moulded edges on a plain die with inscriptions on the 6, 12 and 3 o'clock faces. The incised inscriptions are in upright capital block lettering coloured black.
Inscription: 6 o'clock face of obelisk: THE/ GLORIOUS DEAD/ 1914-1918 6 o'clock face of pedestal: ERECTED IN GRATEFUL AND LOVING MEMORY/ TO THE BRAVE MEN OF AULT HUCKNALL/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ (Names) 12 o'clock face of pedestal: (Names)/ THEIR NAMES SHALL ENDURE FOR EVER 3 o'clock face of obelisk: THE/ GLORIOUS DEAD/ 1939-1945 3 o'clock face of pedestal: (Names)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 32
Died: 32
Information shown: surname,rank
Order of names: surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 7
Died: 7
Information shown: surname,rank
Order of names: surname

History

Maker(s): George Platts, Mason
Maintenance History: 18th January 2012: The inscription on the lower part of the 3 o'clock face of the pedestal had slight spalling, presumably from weathering. 29 March 1974: The memorial lies within the Hardwick and Rowthorne Conservation Area designated on that date.

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1919

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