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Memorial Title Doe Lea Church Mission
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Summary
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| Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial roll of honour formerly at the Doe Lea Church Mission and now at the Church of St John the Baptist at Ault Hucknall, Derbyshire.
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Images
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Click on a thumbnail to see a larger image. Further images may be available on request.
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Locations
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Last known location: The Church of St John the Baptist Hodmire La Ault Hucknall Derbyshire
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Nearest postcode: S44 5QH
NGR: SK 46737 65237 (From online digital mapping) (Map opens in new window.)
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Location details: The church is on the north side of the road in the centre of the village. The memorial is in the nave, on the central pier of the north arcade.
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Previous location: St Andrew's Church Centre (Demolished) The Hill Glapwell Derbyshire
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Nearest postcode: S44 5LU
NGR: SK 47538 66031 (From online digital mapping.) (Map opens in new window.)
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Location details: There is confusion about the location of the church centre. Some sources put it on Rowthorne Lane but the Derbyshire Records Office have a conveyance for the purchase of the former Co-operative shop on The Hill for conversion to a church centre. Can you help to resolve this confusion? Let us know.
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Previous location: St Andrew's Church Centre (Demolished) Rowthorne La Glapwell Derbyshire
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Nearest postcode: S44 5QD
NGR: SK 47990 65753 (From online digital mapping.) (Map opens in new window.)
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Location details: There is confusion about the location of the church centre. Some sources put it on Rowthorne Lane, south of the former police station but that property is identified on old Ordnance Survey maps as a Methodist Church. Can you help to resolve this confusion? Let us know.
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Previous location: Doe Lea Church Mission (Demolished) Mansfield Rd (A617) Doe Lea Derbyshire
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Nearest postcode: S44 5PS
NGR: SK 45977 66364 (From online digital mapping.) (Map opens in new window.)
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Location details: The Mission Church (or Mission Hall) was on the north side of the road, opposite North St.
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Type
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| Overall type: Roll of honour
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Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible.
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Description:
A framed and glazed roll of honour. The roll has a decorative coloured border in black, blues and gold and a main design in the style of a pointed arch window containing a gold cross at the head and with small scenes in roundels on the spandrels. The inscription is in black and gold gothic lettering and names are hand-written in four columns, possibly in red ink originally, but now faded to brown. The artist's name is in the bottom margin and the frame is of oak moulding.
Glossary
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Components:
| Component |
Material |
Height |
Width |
Depth |
Condition |
| Roll of honour |
Paper |
730 |
485 |
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Fair |
| Frame |
Oak, glass |
900 |
650 |
25 |
Fair |
| Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.
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Inscription
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| PARISH OF AULT HUCKNALL |
| HONORIS CAUSA |
| DOE LEA CHURCH MISSION |
| F. Baker. | A. Gorden. | W. Ramsell | J. E. Wood. |
| W. Bargh. | R. Grundy. | C. Read. | E. Watinough |
| H. Batty. | S. Haiston. | J. Richards. | E. Whittaker. |
| J. Bircumshaw. | J. Haiston. | Jesse. Richards. | W. Whitlam |
| W. Barthorpe. | R. Hand. | H. Richards. | J. Wooley. |
| G. Booth. | J. Hand. | J. Revell. | |
| H. Booth. | W. Hand. | F. Revell. | |
| Jas. Bath. | H. Hand. | Q. Roome. | |
| Jn. Bath. | T. Hand. | F. Shakespeare. | Requiescant |
| G. Bircumshaw. | G. Holmes. | L. Saxton. | |
| A. Bradley. | H. Holmes. | H. H. Saxton. | in |
| W. Barber. | W. Holmes. | E. Smith. | |
| A. Brownlow. | R. Heeley. | G. Smith | Pace:- |
| T. Bryan. | A. Ison. | G. Spendlove. | |
| A. Bray. | H. Ison. | G. Shutcliffe. | |
| R. Burton. | W. Ison. | J. Sutton. | |
| J. Comins. | J. S. Jennings. | H. Stanley | F. Baker. |
| J. Cooper. | J. Jepson. | G. Starr. | W. Bargh. |
| T. Colton. | S. Jones. | J. Shorthouse. | H. Batty. |
| G. Colton. | C. Jackson | A. Thompson. | J. Bircumshaw. |
| C. Colton. | F. Jeffries. | R. Taft. | C. Dutton. |
| B. Chappell. | P. Kendall. | H. Tarlton. | J. Green. |
| C. Dutton. | G. Littlewood. | S. Tarlton. | W. Grainger. |
| F. Dutton. | J. Murden. | E. Taylor. | A. Ison. |
| G. Dutton. | S. Mitchell. | G. Taylor. | G. Lee. |
| J. Dutton. | F. Maskery. | W. Taylor. | F. Maskery. |
| S. Dyer. | Wm. Maskery | S. Topliss. | S. Mitchell. |
| W. Evans. | Walt. Maskery. | W. Todd. | J. Murden. |
| E. Evans. | R. Maskery. | G. Tebbs. | W. Richards. |
| W. Eaton. | W. Morton. | E. Tebbs. | W. Ramsell. |
| T. Fox. | W. Maude. | A. Thorneycroft. | F. Shakespeare. |
| P. Fox. | T. Mason. | D. Wain. | L. Saxton. |
| E. Elwell. | J. Mason. | W. Wain. | A. Thompson. |
| J. Green. | G. Mason. | J. Wilson. | R. Taft. |
| W. Grainger. | G. Lee. | H. Wilks. | H. Tarlton. |
| W. Gladwin. | T. Noon. | H. Wharton. | D. Wain. |
| A. Green. | R. Platts. | W. Wright. | W. Wain. |
| T. H. Green. | W. Pearson. | F. Walton. | |
| W. Gunter. | E. Parkin. | G. Webster. | |
| S. Grainger. | E. Quible. | J. Wainwright. |
| S. Gould. | W. Richards. | C. Wharton. | |
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| J. Mawdsley. |
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| Conflicts and people named:
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| Conflict |
First World War (1914-1919) |
Totals |
| Action |
Not stated |
| Number died |
21 |
21 |
| Number served and returned |
128 |
128 |
| Total names |
149 |
149 |
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Administration
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Custodian: Presumed to be the parochial church council.
Local authorities: From WW1: Ault Hucknall or Glapwell Parish Council; Blackwell Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council. From 1974: Ault Hucknall or Glapwell Parish Council; Bolsover District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
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History and Conservation
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1920s: The roll was made by J. Mawdsley and is assumed to have been installed in the Doe Lea Church Mission.
c1972: The mission closed and was subsequently demolished. The location of the roll is unknown.
1978: St Andrew's Church Centre was dedicated at Glapwell and the roll is assumed to have been installed there.
Unknown date: The church centre was closed and the roll was moved to St John the Baptist's Church
1974: The Hardwick and Rowthorne Conservation Area was extended, and St John the Baptist's Church lies within it.
August, 2009: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson. It was in fair condition although there was some indication that it had been damp at some stage.
15th September, 2018: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Anne Branson. It was still in fair condition with marks indicating that it had been damp at some stage.
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References
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