Memorial Title

Hollingwood

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW2 war memorial obelisk at The Elders Community Centre, Hollingwood, Derbyshire.

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Locations

Last known location:
Garden
The Elders Community Centre
Laburnum St
Hollingwood
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
S43 2JL

NGR:
SK 41524 74368 ±5m
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Location details:
The memorial is in the garden and visible from the road.

Type

Overall type: Obelisk.

Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for.

Description:

A monument comprising a squat obelisk on a pedestal surmounting a three-stepped base. The cast concrete obelisk bears, on its 6 o'clock face, an oblong bronze plaque with a narrow raised border and an inscription in raised upright capital block lettering. The battered pedestal is also of cast concrete and has a bevelled top. The three-stepped base is formed from a number of cast concrete units similar in style to stone ashlar.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Obelisk	Concrete	800	770	475	Fair
Pedestal	Concrete	790	1090	725	Fair
Base	Concrete	400	2000	1640	Fair
Plaque	Bronze	355	575	15	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

HOLLINGWOOD
1939 - 1945
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	Second World War (1939-1945)	Totals
Action	Unspecified
Number died	17	17
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names	17	17

BERRESFORD L
FERN P
GASSER J G
HAYWOOD C
KNIGHT R M
WAGSTAFFE F

BRADBURY A
FREER W H
HASMAN G L
HIBBERT G A
MOLYNEAUX J
WILSON D

BRIGGS A E
FRETWELL A
HANSORD B H
HILL J
TURNER G

Administration

Custodian: Not known.

Local authorities:
From WW1: Staveley Parish Council; Chesterfield Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From WW2: Staveley Parish Council; Staveley Urban District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Staveley Town Council; Chesterfield Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History

1957: The memorial was unveiled.

9th October, 2013: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition and cared for.

References

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Comments

At the time of WW1 the area of the present Hollingwood estate was agricultural with only a few farms and cottages so the fallen from the area were included on the Barrow Hill and Staveley memorials.

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