Memorial Title
St Paul's Church - Cross
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a war memorial cross at St Paul's Church, Quarndon, Derbyshire.
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Locations
| Last known location: Roadside St Paul's Churchyard Church Rd Quarndon Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE22 5JB NGR: SK 33472 41036 (From online digital mapping.) (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: The memorial is inside the churchyard but immediately adjacent to, and visible from, Church Road which is a public highway. |
Type
| Overall type: Cross | Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description: A Hoptonwood Limestone wheel cross on a square pedestal and three stepped base with later stainless steel plaque. The cross and tapered face of the shaft are decorated with bosses, intertwined strapwork and sinuous reptiles and fishes on the 6 o'clock face. The square pedestal has two small steps at the head and battered faces which bear the WW1 cavo rilievo inscription in upright capital block lettering on the 6 o'clock face. The square three-stepped ashlar base has vertical sides and has the WW2 cavo rilievo inscription in upright capital block lettering on the 6 o'clock face. The original inscriptions have become very difficult to read and an inclined stainless steel plaque has been added to the 6 o'clock face of the second step of the base and bears an inscription which repeats and extends the earlier ones in upright mixed case block lettering coloured black. Glossary |
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Inscription
| 6 o’clock face of pedestal: | IN MEMORY OF NINE BRAVE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO OBEYING THE SUMMONS TO FIGHT FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919 ANSWERED A HIGHER CALL AND RETURNED NOT AGAIN |
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| WILLIAM ARTHUR BOISSIER HARRY BULL ERIC DUNSTAN JOSEPH HEATHCOTE |
HARRY MOORCROFT WILLIAM FREDK. PEARCE HORACE REVITT ERNEST GEORGE RIDE |
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| GEORGE WINSON | ||
AND OF THREE WHO RETURNED TO DIE |
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| ERSKINE CROSSLEY WOUNDED IN FRANCE JULY 11 1916 DIED APL 3 1920 WILLIAM FOWKE GASSED IN FRANCE MAY 19 1918 DIED AUGUST 28 1919 ALFRED SCOTT DIED MARCH 11 1920 |
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| 6 o’clock face of base: | 1939-1945 | |
| WALTER EDWARD STONE CHARLES BURTON ERIC BROADHEAD JOHN IRWIN |
FRANCIS SALE KNIGHTON WALTER JAFFREY EWART HOLMES DAVID BROWN |
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| Plaque (heading): | Quarndon War Memorial The original inscriptions on this Memorial (now partly illegible) read as follows: |
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| Plaque (left column): | In memory of nine brave men of this parish who, obeying the summons to fight for their country in the Great War, 1914-1919, answered a higher call and returned not again: |
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| WILLIAM ARTHUR BOISSIER HARRY BULL ERIC DUNSTAN JOSEPH HEATHCOTE |
HARRY MOORCROFT WILLIAM FREDK. PEARCE HORACE REVITT ERNEST GEORGE RIDE |
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| GEORGE WINSON And of three who returned to die: |
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| ERSKINE CROSSLEY Wounded in France July 1916. Died April 3 1920 WILLIAM FOWKE Gassed in France May 19 1918. Died August 28 1919 ALFRED SCOTT Died March 11 1920 |
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| Plaque (right column): | The Roll of Honour in the North Aisle of the Church also includes the names of three more men who lost their lives in the 1914-1919 Great War: |
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| FREDERICK DORELL TOM HARNESS REGINALD SMITH HOOD |
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1939-1945 |
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| WALTER EDWARD STONE CHARLES BURTON ERIC BROADHEAD JOHN IRWIN |
FRANCIS SALE KNIGHTON WALTER JAFFREY EWART HOLMES DAVID BROWN |
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| Conflicts and people named: | |||
| Conflict | First World War (1914-1919) | Second World War (1939-1945) | Totals |
| Action | Not stated | ||
| Number died | 15 | 8 | 23 |
| Number served and returned | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total names | 15 | 8 | 23 |
Administration
Local Authorities:
From WW1: Quarndon Parish Council; Belper Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Quarndon Parish Council; Amber Valley Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History and Conservation
20th March, 1921: The memorial was unveiled by Lt Col C Herbert-Stepney DSO and dedicated by Rev T V Southey MA, vicar.
11th June, 1950: The WW2 addition to the memorial was unveiled by Mr F Stone and dedicated by The Rt Rev Dr A E J Rawlinson, Bishop of Derby.
24th January, 1986: The memorial, together with the adjacent wall and railings, was listed Grade II, Heritage List for England reference 1158732.
28th October, 1994: The Quarndon Conservation Area was designated. The memorial lies within it.
24th July, 2006: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson. It was in good condition but the inscriptions were very difficult to read.
2010: A new plaque was funded from income from a local book originally sponsored by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
14th November, 2010: The memorial was rededicated by The Rt Rev Humphrey Southern, Bishop Suffragan of Repton, following the addition of the plaque. The memorial was resurveyed by Roy Branson following the service. The memorial was in good condition.
References
Ibid; 12th June, 1950; p12: an account of the rededication.
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