Memorial Title
Centenary of the RAF (Temporary)
Summary
Images
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Locations
| Last known location: Churchyard Church of St John the Baptist Hodmire La Ault Hucknall Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: S44 5QH NGR: SK 46734 65214 (From online digital mapping.) (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: The memorial was between the churchyard gate and the south door. |
Type
| Overall type: Well dressing | Overall condition: Temporary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description: A temporary Derbyshire well dressing display traditionally made from flowers and other vegetation pressed into clay held in a wooden frame but now often utilising stones, beads, fabric etc. The dressing comprised a horizontal oblong panel with a recessed central section but the image extended over the side borders. The scene depicted an aerial view of the white cliffs of Dover with a low level WW1 biplane over a patchwork of fields in the foreground, a WW2 Spitfire in low-level camouflage at a slightly higher altitude and a Cold War Avro Vulcan in nuclear anti-flash livery over the English Channel. The top and bottom borders contained the inscription in white upper case capital block lettering on a black ground, with RAF roundels at the bottom. Glossary |
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Inscription
| 20 AULT HUCKNALL 18 RAF CENTENARY |
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Administration
Local authorities:
From 1974: Ault Hucknall Parish Council; Bolsover District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History and Conservation
21st July, 2014: The memorial was photographed by Glyn Williams.
22nd July, 2014: The memorial was blessed by the local clergy.
30th July, 2014 The dressing was dismantled and the components saved for future use.
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