Memorial
Holy Trinity Church - WW1 Cross
Current Location
In the southwest corner of the churchyard next to the main gate., Holy Trinity Churchyard, Church Corner, Kirk Ireton, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, DE6 3JW, England
OS Grid Reference
SK 26889 50188
Denomination
Church of England
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Cross
- WMR Reference Number
- 706
- Description
- A rough pointed Aberdeen granite cross and pedestal on a concrete base. The Latin cross has a slightly tapered shaft and surmounts a battered pedestal with the inscription on the 6 o'clock face. The concrete base has a slightly bevelled top. The inlaid inscription is in upright capital block lettering.
- Inscription
- IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF KIRK IRETON / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 / (Names)
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 11
- Died
- 11
- Information shown
- surname,regiment,forename
- Order of names
- surname
- Maker(s)
MR DOXEY, Builder
- Maintenance History
- 1991: Lettering was re-cut and lead added by a local stonemason. August 1971: The memorial lies within the Kirk Ireton Conservation Area first designated on that date.
Ceremonies
Unveiled
C1926
CAPT HARRY BLACKWALL
Dedicated
C1926
UNKNOWN
Components
- Cross
Height: 1530mm
Width: 600mm
Depth: 165mm
Made from: Granite - Aberdeen
Condition: Good
- Pedestal
Height: c450mm
Width: c900mm
Depth: c800mm
Made from: Granite - Aberdeen
Condition: Good
- Base
Height: 450mm
Width: c1100mm
Depth: c1100mm
Made from: Concrete
Condition: Good
- Other website Derbyshire War Memorials - page has a photograph of memorial and biographies of the fallen. http://derbyshirewarmemorials.wikispaces.com/Kirk+Ireton
- Military Images Page has a photograph of the memorial. http://www.militaryimages.net/photopost/showphoto.php/photo/56173