Memorial Title

Remembrance (Temporary)

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a temporary WW2 war memorial well dressing commemorating remembrance, at the Church of the Holy Cross, Upper Langwith, Derbyshire.

Images

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Locations

Last known location:
Churchyard
Church of the Holy Cross
Rectory Rd
Upper Langwith
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
NG20 9RE

NGR:
SK 51866 69311 ±5m
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Location details:
Between the church and the gate to the road.
Upper Langwith is also known as Langwith Bassett.

Type

Overall type: Well dressing

Overall condition: Lost

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 an upright oblong frame and a separate subsidiary lateral frame. The main frame had a green margin to each side bearing red poppies and between these were friezes to the top and bottom bearing the inscription in red upright capital letters on a white ground, and a central panel in mottled greens with scattered red poppies, a further inscription in red capital lettering and a depiction of an unidentified service medal. The subsidiary frame contained a further inscription in red upright capital lettering on a pale green ground.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Main frame	Various materials	c1500	c1100	c50	Lost
Subsidiary frame	Various materials	c200	c1200	c50	Lost
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

Main frame:

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	Second World War (1939-1945)	Totals
Action or event	Remembrance
Number died	0	0
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names	0	0

1939 1945
LEST
WE

FORGET

Subsidiary frame:

19 HOLY CROSS 95

Administration

Custodian: Not known

Local authorities:
From 1974: Scarsdale Parish Council; Bolsover District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 2015: Langwith Parish Council; Bolsover District Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History and Conservation

Spring and Summer 1995: The memorial was designed and made by members of the local community.

Summer, 1995: The memorial was photographed by Glyn Williams. After the period of the display the dressing was dismantled and components salvaged for future use.

References

Further details about well dressings may be found at welldressing.com run by Glyn Williams.

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