Memorial

St Mary the Virgin Church, Buxton - WW1, Cross

Cross

Source: Julia Fuller

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Current Location

South of the modern rectory, Church of St Mary the Virgin, Dale Road, Buxton, High Peak, Derbyshire, SK17 6LN, England

OS Grid Reference

SK 05877 72955

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 85070
Description: A limestone canopied crucifix on a tapered chamfered square pillar rising from a square chamfered stone plinth. The base and plinth of the memorial are built up from a reinforced concrete base with a coursed ashlar and rubble stone limestone.
Inscription: 1914 - 1918/ OUR GLORIOUS DEAD/ R.I.P

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Additional Information: The names are on the tablet inside the church (IWM 85069)

History

Maintenance History: In August 2011 it was discovered that the structure was in a poor state as apparently it had been moved sometime between 1938 and 1941 and when it was re-sited, no foundations were laid. Work to restore the St Mary's Memorial began towards the end of August 2012, following a fund-raising appeal launched a year earlier. In September 2012, the War Memorials Trust gave a grant of £852.00 towards a structural survey to address the condition of the memorial and assess the level of repair works required. The work involved taking down the memorial, rebuilding the base, putting in a new plinth and rebuilding the memorial cross, and was carried out by members of the 73 Engineer Regiment and 575 Squadron Royal Engineers as part of a pilot scheme where Army troops help out with community projects.

Ceremonies

Dedicated: 1919
Rededicated: 11 November 2012

Previous Location(s)

At the eastern end of the new (1917) St Mary’s Church, which replaced the 1897 church, The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Dale Road, Buxton, High Peak, Derbyshire, SK17 6LN, England

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St Mary the Virgin Church, Buxton - WW1, Cross

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

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Ceremonies

Previous Location(s)

St Mary the Virgin Church, Buxton - WW1, Cross

Current Location

OS Grid Reference

Denomination

Names listed on this memorial

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

Ceremonies

Previous Location(s)

Denomination

Year of move

Reason for move

Conservation

Components

Further Information