Memorial

Clay Cross

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On the western side of the road outside St Bartholomews Church., St Bartholomew's Church, 121 High Street, Clay Cross, North East Derbyshire, Derbyshire, S45 9DZ, England

OS Grid Reference

SK 39157 63294

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 682
Description: A limestone cross on an octagonal pedestal, plinth and three stepped base accompanied by a series of bronze plaques mounted on the adjacent churchyard wall. The potent cross is octagonal in section with an inverted bronze sword on the 6 o'clock face and the tapered shaft has a moulded octagonal foot. The cross surmounts a plain octagonal pedestal with an incised inscription on the 6 o'clock face in upright capital Roman lettering. The pedestal surmounts an octagonal plinth with hollowed top and a plain octagonal three stepped base. The six bronze plaques each have oblong frames containing several plates which bear the names in raised upright capital block lettering. It is presumed that four plaques were originally installed following WW1 and the further two added after WW2 but the latter were inserted within the earlier group so that they do not present a contiguous list of names.
Inscription: 6 o'clock face of pedestal: IN MEMORY OF THOSE/ WHO FOUGHT/ AND DIED/ IN TWO WORLD WARS/ 1914 - 1918/ 1939 - 1945/ THEIR NAME LIVETH/ FOR EVERMORE Plaque a: (Names) Plaque c: (Names) Plaque d: (Names) Plaque f: (Names) Plaque b: WORLD WAR II./ 1939. - 1945./ (Names) Plaque e: WORLD WAR II./ 1939. - 1945./ (Names)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 158
Died: 158
Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,decorations
Order of names: regiment,surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 35
Died: 35
Information shown: surname,rank,regiment
Order of names: regiment,surname

History

Sponsor Type: public
Maintenance History: 16 May, 2013: The memorial was in good condition but the incised inscription was a little eroded. August 2010: The memorial lies within the Clay Cross Conservation Area designated on that date.

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