Memorial Title

Smalley Boys Endowed School

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a war memorial cross for the former Smalley Boys Endowed School at Smalley, Derbyshire.

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Locations

Last known location:
Roadside
Richardson Endowed
Primary School
Main Rd (A608)
Smalley
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
DE7 6EF

NGR:
SK 40752 44587 ±5m
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Location details:
The memorial is in the northwest corner of the schoolyard, next to the entrance gates and facing the road but partly obscured by the school's boundary wall.

Type

Overall type: Cross

Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for.

Description:

A sandstone wheel cross on a rectangular battered pedestal and three-stepped base with granite tablets attached to the pedestal and base. The cross has sprays of laurel leaves on the three limbs and crossed rifles on the shaft, all in relief. The original inscription is presumed to have become eroded and illegible and has been replaced by polished grey granite tablets. On the 6 o’clock face of the pedestal is a trapezoidal tablet with hollow chamfers at the edges and the WW1 inscription incised in upright, mainly capital, roman lettering coloured white with the names in two columns. On the 6 o'clock face of the upper step is a long narrow tablet with hollow chamfers at the edges and the WW2 inscription incised in upright roman lettering coloured white with the names arranged in three columns. Part of the original inscription survives on the 3 o'clock face of the pedestal and the maker's name is on the second step, both incised in upright capital block lettering.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Cross	Sandstone	1470	500	145	Fair
Pedestal	Sandstone	750	870	630	Fair
Base	Sandstone	950	1610	1400	Fair
Tablet	Grey granite	565	790	40	Good
Tablet	Grey granite	140	1010	30	Good
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

6 o’clock face of cross:	1914 1919 THEY GAVE THEMSELVES

Upper tablet:	Smalley Boys Endowed School ROLL OF HONOUR
	ANNABLE WILLIS		HONEY GEORGE
	ATTENBOROUGH AR.		HORSLEY HAROLD
	ATTENBOROUGH FREK. H		KERRY THOS. ANTHONY
	ATTENBOROUGH THOS.		MARTIN LEONARD
	BACON JOSEPH		MARTIN REGINALD
	BEARDSLEY GEORGE		MEE GEORGE
	BEARDSLEY HAROLD		MEE MARK
	CLARKE ARTHUR		MOSS WILFRED
	CRESSWELL ERNEST		NEWTON HARRY
	DANIELS SIDNEY		SKINNER HARRY
	FLETCHER ALBERT		SMITH FRANK
	FLETCHER ARTHUR		TOPLIS CYRIL
	GILLOTT WALTER		WHEATLEY SAMUEL
	GREEN THOMAS		WOODHOUSE JOHN ARTHUR

Lower tablet:	ABBOTT ROY	KIMPTON RONALD		CHAMBERS RONALD
	BARDILL CECIL	1939-1945		RODGERS HARRY
	BRADDOCK FRED	CARDIN KENNETH		WESTON FRED
	BRIGGS HORACE	OATES WILLIAM		WHITE WILLIAM

3 o’clock face of pedestal:	ERECTED BY THE OLD BOYS

3 o’clock face of base:	BERESFORD

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	First World War (1914-1919)	Second World War (1939-1945)	Totals
Action	Not stated
Number died	28	11	39
Number served and returned	0	0	0
Total names	28	11	39

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the school governors

Local authorities:
From WW1: Smalley Parish Council; Belper Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Smalley Parish Council; Amber Valley Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History and Conservation

c1920s: The memorial was executed by James Beresford and Sons, of Belper and Derby. It was provided by the old boys.

c1950s: A WW2 inscription was presumably added.

July 1958: The school became coeducational.

Unknown date: The granite tablets were added.

17th September 2009: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition and cared for.

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