Memorial Title

Alderwasley

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 and WW2 war memorial cross at Alderwasley, Derbyshire.

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Locations

Last known location:
Alderwasley Park
Higg La
Alderwasley
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
DE56 2SR

NGR:
SK 32643 53052 ±5m
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Location details:
The memorial is by the footpath near the playing fields, about 300m south of Alderwasley Hall School

Type

Overall type: Cross

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

Description:

A wheel cross on a rubble stone cairn. The white granite cross has a boss at its centre and interwoven strapwork on each arm. The plain tapered shaft has a recessed panel at the base containing the inscription in relief in upright capital roman lettering. The cross surmounts a cairn comprising loose sandstone boulders surrounding a concrete core which supports the cross. A white granite tablet is set into the 6 o'clock face of the cairn and has a rough hewn outline with a dressed face bearing the WW1 names inlaid in upright capital block lettering. A further polished grey granite tablet is attached to the cross shaft and bears the WW2 names incised in upright capital roman lettering.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Cross	White granite	3320	720	300	Fair
Cairn	Sandstone rubble, concrete	1500	3600	2500	Fair
Tablet (WW1)	White granite	1000	650	200	Fair
Tablet (WW2)	Grey granite	325	370	20	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

Base of cross shaft:

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	First World War (1914-1919)	Second World War (1939-1945)	Totals
Action or event	Not stated
Number died	10	3	13
Number served and returned	0	0	0
Total names	10	3	13

ALDERWASLEY
THE
GLORIOUS
DEAD
1914-1919.

Tablet on cairn: (WW1 names)

CAPT. S. F. A. A. HURT
ROYAL SCOTS FUSILIERS	OCT. 18. 1914
LCE:CPL. H. PETTS
SHERWOOD FORESTERS	MARCH 3. 1916
PTE. S. PICKERING
SHERWOOD FORESTERS	JAN. 2. 1917
GNR. J. TAYLOR
R.F.A.	JULY 21. 1917
PTE. W. G. BRAILSFORD
SHERWOOD FORESTERS	OCT. 11. 1917
MAJOR C. H. S. SHEPHERD-CROSS
M.G.C.	OCT. 15. 1917
GNR. W. W. BIRCH THORPE
R.F.A.	FEB. 10. 1918
PTE. F. WHITE
EAST YORKS	MARCH 31. 1918
PTE. F. SHAW
SHERWOOD FORESTERS	MAY 22. 1918
GNR. C. WAIN
R.F.A.	AUG. 8. 1918

Tablet on cross shaft: (WW2 names)

1939 - 1945

ROBERT BOWMER

VAUGHAN LEUTUS

FRANCIS REX PICKERING

Administration

Custodian: Not known

Local authorities:
From WW2: Carsington Parish Council; Ashbourne Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Carsington Parish Council; Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History and Conservation

January, 1917, 1991: The memorial was unveiled by Capt Bennett.

23rd December, 1991: The memorial lies within the Alderwasley Conservation Area designated on that date.

December, 2001: The memorial lies within the Buffer Zone of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site inscribed on that date.

1st May, 2013: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition and cared for.

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