Memorial Title
Pleasley Vale
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 and WW2 war memorial at Pleasley Vale, Derbyshire.
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Locations
| Last known location: Roadside Outgang La or Pleasley Vale Pleasley Vale Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: NG19 8RS NGR: SK 52397 65067 ±5m |
Location details: There is no public right of way along Pleasley Vale road and, although the memorial is in Derbyshire, the only access is from Mansfield in Nottinghamshire via Pleasley Vale village. |
Type
| Overall type: Pillar. |
Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible. |
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| Description: A wayside monument comprising a sandstone ashlar pillar and pedestal on a raised stepped base with sandstone bollards at each corner. The vertical-sided pillar has a moulded capstone and oblong recesses on each face, those on the 6 and 9 o'clock faces containing bronze plaques. The vertical sided pedestal has a moulded top, oblong recesses on each face and dates incised on the 6 and 9 o’clock faces. The pedestal surmounts a low plinth with chamfered top. The square two-stepped base has square bollards at each corner in similar style to the main pillar. The whole surmounts an earthen bank with a flight of four steps on the 6 o'clock side and flowers planted on the remainder. The bank is surrounded by a gravel path within an enclosure of iron railings. The two plaques have narrow raised borders and the inscription is in raised upright capital roman lettering. |
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Inscription
| Plaque on 6 o’clock face of pillar: | IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY JUSTICE AND FREEDOM. THIS MONUMENT HAS BEEN ERECTED BY WM. HOLLINS & CO. LTD. AS A LASTING MEMORIAL TO THEIR DEVOTION |
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| E. W. ADAMS H. ADAMS R. ADAMS W. ALLEN J. A. ASHLEY W. ASHPOOL H. J. BAGULEY R. W. BAKER J. BARLOW F. BEESON H. BOTTOM J. W. BUSBY J. H. COOKE W. H. EATON H. B. FARNATH L. H. FLINT W. M. FLINT |
F. FROGSON J. G. GLIDEWELL J. GOSS J. KENNEDY G. KIRK F. LEWIS M. MC.FARLANE D. MACWHINNIE A. MARCHANT G. MARCHANT H. MELLORS F. MIDDLETON A. S. MUGGLESTONE W. NEEDHAM T. O'GORMAN A. PEAT W. PEAT |
S. R. ROBERTSON B. SANDERSON E. SANDERSON O. SANSOM A. SEWELL A. SHAW W. SHAW J. W. SHELDON J. W. SISSONS W. SWIFT H. THOMPSON G. TURNER H. WALKER H. WHARTON A. J. WHITE H. WILKINSON R. J. WRIGHT |
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| A. WYATT E. W. YATES THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE |
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6 o’clock face of pedestal: |
1914 – 1918 |
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Plaque on 9 o’clock face of pillar: |
F. BACON K. BASTICK H. BELL R. N. BIRKHEAD F. BLAND J. BROWN A. DREW R. H. EVANS D. FERGUSON R. FLETCHER J. R. FORDER R. HAMILTON G. H. HOPEWELL R. E. HOWETT M. KIDD G. KIRK G. LINDSEY W. LIVINGSTONE J. M. MALCOLM J. Mc.AULAY W. Mc.GHEE D. Mc.KENZIE J. O'NEILL A. PARKER W. RAYNOR J. STEWART J. TIERNEY E. WILLERTON THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE |
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9 o’clock face of pedestal: |
1939 – 1945 |
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Administration
Custodian: Not known.
Local authorities:
From WW1: Pleasley Parish Council; Blackwell Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Pleasley Parish Council; Bolsover District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History
11th February, 1987: The memorial lies in the Pleasley Park and Vale Conservation Area first designated on that date.
18th August, 2008: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in good condition. Plugged holes on the 3 o’clock face of the pillar suggest that a decoration or tablet has been removed. Some spalling on the 12 o’clock face of the pillar had been discretely reinforced with metal pins.
28th January, 2016: The memorial was visited and rephotographed by Roy Branson. It was in fair condition.
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