Memorial Title
Church of St Leonard - WW2
Summary
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Locations
| Last known location: Church of St Leonard Valley Rd Spital Chesterfield Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: S41 0HA NGR: SK 39185 70587 (From online digital mapping.) (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: The church is situated at the junction of Valley Rd, Alexandra Rd East and Hartington Rd and access is often from the Hartington Rd door. The memorial is inside the church, mounted on the south wall. |
Type
| Overall type: Board | Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description: A wall-mounted upright oblong oaken board with an oaken frame. The board has a gold formy wheel cross painted at the head, followed by a painted inscription in blue upright capital roman lettering. The names are painted below in red upright roman lettering, the actual names in capital and associated details in sentence case lettering. The frame is oblong in cross section and has, at each corner, a square block, painted dark blue with a formy cross in relief and painted gold. Glossary |
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Inscription
| YOU WHO PASS BY PRAY FOR THE SOULS OF THESE MEN OF SPITAL WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945 |
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| WITH THE LORD THERE IS MERCY AND WITH HIM IS PLENTIOUS REDEMPTION Jesu Mercy + Mary Pray | ||||||||||||||||||||
Administration
Local authorities:
From WW2: Chesterfield Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History and Conservation
References
Comments
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