Memorial Title
Belper Swimming Club
Summary
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Locations
| Last known location: St John the Baptist's Chapel Heritage Centre St John's Road Belper Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE56 1HX NGR: SK 35243 47532 (From online digital mapping.) (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: On the north wall. |
| Previous location: Belper Public Swimming Baths (Redundant) 1 Gibfield La Belper Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE56 1WA NGR: SK 34742 46932 (From online digital mapping.) (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: The exact location within the building is not known. |
Type
| Overall type: Tablet. |
Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for. |
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| Description: A wall mounted white marble tablet in the shape of a shield, with an inscription incised in upright capital decorative lettering coloured black. A nearby caption explains its history. Glossary |
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Inscription
| ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF MEMBERS OF THE BELPER SWIMMING CLUB WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919. HERBERT HALLSWORTH WILFRED HOLDEN GORDON WRIGHT CHARLES HARRISON HERBERT E. GILLETT SAMUEL H. GARLICK DAVID J. BARBER FREDERICK T. GARDINER ARTHUR VARNEY SAMUEL A. STONE BERNARD T. GOUGH WILLIAM GREEN MILES W. JONES RAYMOND BARNETT JAMES L. ENTWISTLE HAROLD HALL E. E. ELLIOTT CLIFFORD G. LEES JOHN T. LEES "THE PATH OF DUTY, WAS THE WAY TO GLORY." |
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Administration
Local authorities:
From WW1: Belper Parish Council; Belper Urban District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Belper Town Council; Amber Valley Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History and Conservation
3 February 1966: St John's Chapel was listed Grade II, Heritage List for England number 1335668.
1970s: The chapel became redundant and was converted to become the offices of the Belper Town Council and a Heritage Centre.
1974: The swimming club left the Belper swimming baths and moved to a new pool in Kilbourne Road. It is presumed that the Gibfield Lane baths closed some time later.
1975-1992: The chapel lies within the Belper and Milford Conservation area designated and extended during that period.
July 1993: The tablet was installed in the heritage centre.
December 2001: The chapel lies within the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site inscribed on that date.
23rd January, 2013: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson. It was in fair condition and cared for.
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