Duffield - Tablet

Memorial
Title

Duffield - Tablet

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Locations

Last known location:
Corner of Wirksworth
Rd and Town St (A6)
Duffield
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
DE56 4GH

NGR:
SK 34491 43249
(From online digital mapping)

Location details:
On the southern side of the community garden.

Type

Overall type: Tablet

Overall condition: Good. The inscription is legible.

Description:

An inclined rectangular grey stone tablet, possibly granite, set at the edge of a community garden. The tablet is supported on a base of similar material and bears an incised inscription in upright capital roman lettering coloured white. The garden comprises a block paved area incorporating raised flower beds, a flagstaff, seats and other features and is partly bordered by a two-rail timber fence.

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Tablet	Stone	755	1360	50	Good
Base	Stone	450	1480	1000	Good
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

Tablet:

DEDICATED TO THE FALLEN OF THIS PARISH
ROLL OF HONOUR
1914 - 1918 WAR 1939 - 1945 WAR
(Names) (Names)

Conflicts and people commemorated
Conflict	First World War (1914-1919)	Second World War (1939-1945)
Number died	43	20
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names	43	20

Administration

Custodian: -

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

History

The memorial lies within the Duffield Conservation Area.

2001: The memorial lies with the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site Buffer Zone inscribed in that year.

3rd March, 2015: Surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot.

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