Memorial Title
Westhouses
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a war memorial tablet at Westhouses, Derbyshire.
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Locations
| Last known location: Roadside Tibshelf Rd (B6025) Westhouses Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE55 5AE NGR: SK 42296 58273 ±5m (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: On the west side of the road, adjacent to the Westhouses Memorial Playing Fields. |
Type
| Overall type: Tablet. | Overall condition: Very Good. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description: A freestanding granite tablet within a paved area. The oblong tablet is of polished black granite with the inscription and names incised in sentence case roman lettering, the inscription gilded and the names infilled in silver. The tablet is set into an oblong area of concrete foundation topped with granite slabs. Shortly after installation the tablet was supplemented by a pair of reconstituted stone planters and the area was enclosed with a low metal fence. Glossary |
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Inscription
| In Remembrance Of The Men From This Village Who Gave Their Lives For Peace And Freedom. WW1 | ||
| Pvt Alf Swales | 10th Mar. 1915 | Age 31 |
| Pvt. Tom Brown | 22nd Aug. 1915 | Age 40 |
| L.Cpl. Walter Montague | Oct. 1915 | Age 23 |
| Pvt. George Lane | 3rd Mar. 1916 | Age 18 |
| Pvt. Richard Phelps | 1st Jul. 1916 | Age 21 |
| Pvt. William Rushton | 1st Jul. 1916 | Age 22 |
| Pvt. Harry Wright | 15th Sept. 1916 | Age 19 |
| Pvt. Les Tomblin | 9th Oct. 1916 | Age 23 |
| Pvt. Frederick King | 1st Feb. 1917 | Age 20 |
| Pvt. George Till | 29th Apr. 1917 | Age 24 |
| L.Sgt. John Lane | 28th Sept. 1917 | Age 22 |
| Pvt. Jack Harris | 27th Mar. 1918 | Age 20 |
| Pvt. Walter Smith | 29th Jul. 1918 | Age 23 |
| Pvt. Harry Severn | 18th Sept. 1918 | Age 19 |
| Rflmn. T. William Corby | 9th Nov. 1918 | Age 28 |
| WW2 | ||
| Sgt Ronald Dicks | 14th Sept. 1942 | Age 29 |
| Conflicts and people named: | |||
| Conflict | First World War (1914-1919) | Second World War (1939-1945) | Totals |
| Action or event | Not stated | Not stated | |
| Number died | 15 | 1 | 16 |
| Number served and returned | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total names | 15 | 1 | 16 |
Administration
Local authorities:
From 1974: Blackwell Parish Council, Bolsover District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History and Conservation
c2018 The tablet was made by Cope Memorials, monumental masons of Riddings, Derbyshire
24th May, 2018: Application was made to Bolsover District Council for Planning Consent, reference 18/00292/FUL.
13th July, 2018: Planning Consent was issued.
10th November, 2018: The memorial was unveiled by Mrs Susan Oldfield, daughter of Sgt. Ronald Dicks (the WW2 casualty), and Mr. Alwyn King, nephew of William Rushton (a WW1 casualty). The service was conducted by Rev Gill Manley, Vicar of Tibshelf and Blackwell and the main dignitories present were:
- Cllr. Mary Kerry, Mayor of Alfreton Town Council
- Cllr. Dexter Bullock, Leader of Blackwell Parish Council
- Mrs J Simpson, Clerk to Blackwell Parish Council
- Lt Col Mark Simpson TD VR, REME Reserves
- Lt Col David Dawber VRSM, Mercian Regiment
- Private Derby XXXII, the Mercian Regimental Mascot with his Ram Major and assistant
- Mr Keith Wilkinson, Royal British Legion, Royal Signals.
11th January, 2020: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson. It was in very good condition and cared for.
References
Westhouses Residents Action Group; Order of Service; Unveiling Ceremony, 10th November, 2018.
Bolsover District Council Planning Consent, reference 18/00292/FUL.
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