Memorial Title

Hasland

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 and WW2 war memorial in Eastwood Park, Hasland, Derbyshire.

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Locations

Last known location:
Eastwood Park
Hasland Rd (B6039)
Hasland
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
S41 0JA

NGR:
SK 39595 69556 ±5m

Location details:
On the southwest side of the park, opposite the gate from Hasland Rd.

Type

Overall type: Figure.

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

Description:

A white marble sculpture of a uniformed soldier on a tall square white marble pedestal and sandstone base.

The soldier is standing in front of a tree stump and is wearing khaki service dress with a peaked cap, ammunition pouches and infantry puttees. He is holding a rifle with the stock resting on the ground.

The battered pedestal has a moulded cap and plinth and bears the inscription on the 6 o'clock face and the WW1 names in a single column on each of the other three faces. The pedestal surmounts a square two-stepped sandstone base. A reclining white marble tablet on a thin base has been added to the top step on the 6 o'clock face and bears a further inscription for WW2 with names in three columns.

A further white marble tablet on the 6 o'clock face of the steps bears the sculptor's name. Most lettering is in incised capitals infilled in black but that on the WW2 tablet is inlaid. The memorial is located within a circular flower bed which probably predates it.

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Figure	White marble	1700	415	470	Fair
Pedestal	White marble	1820	915	915	Fair
Base	Sandstone	400	2430	2450	Fair
Tablet	White marble	350	865	300	Fair
Base	White marble	45	929	335	Fair
Tablet	White marble	210	330	20	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

6 o'clock face:		9 o'clock face:
1914 - 1918. TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PART OF THE TOWNSHIP OF HASLAND WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE CAUSE OF GOD, KING AND COUNTRY. THEIR DEEDS LIVE AFTER THEM. FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH.		ALLEN	ALBERT
		APPLEYARD	HARRY
		ARNOLD	ARTHUR F.
		ASKEY	ALFRED H.
		ATTENBOROUGH	JOHN
		ATTENBOROUGH	JABEZ
		BAMFORD	BENJAMIN T.
		BAILEY	GEORGE
		BENNETT	ROBERT
		BLAND	BERNARD J.
		BOOTH	PERCY A.
		BRADLEY	JAMES
		BRADLEY	WILLIAM
		BROWN	JOHN
		BUCKLES	JOHN
		BURNHAM	JOSEPH
		BUTT	KENNETH
		CHAMBERLAIN	WILLIAM
		COCKETT	WILLIAM A.
		COWLEY	HERBERT H.
		DAY	ALBERT V.
		DAVIDSON	JOHN W
		DEACON	CECIL F.
		DEAKIN	THOMAS H.
		DUMELOW	WILLIAM H.
		DUMELOW	CHARLES
		EDWARDS	WILLIAM T.
		FISHER	GEORGE H.

12 o'clock face:		3 o'clock face:
KITSON	WILLIAM	GEORGE	WILLIAM H.
MOAKES	OLIVER	GILDING	JAMES
MYCOCK	ARNOLD	GOODWIN	ARTHUR
ORGAN	FRED J.	GOODWIN	HARRY
PADBURY	GEORGE	GRAHAM	WILLIAM H.
PELL	JOHN	GUEST	JOHN T.
PENN	ALBERT	HANCOCK	WILLIAM A.
PICKERING	THOMAS E.	HEATH	J. ROLAND
RAWSON	SAM H.	HOOLE	BERNARD C.
RAYBOULD	WILLIAM	HOPKINSON	WILLIAM H.
RIGGOTT	JAMES	HOLLINGWORTH	CHARLES C.
ROUGH	WILLIAM T.	HOLLINGWORTH	GEORGE
ROWLAND	ALBERT	HOLLAND	JAMES
RUMSEY	JAMES	HOLLAND	DANIEL
RUSH	GEORGE	HUTCHBY	ARTHUR
SCOTT	HARRY	ILIFFE	STANLEY
SIMMONS	HENRY	IBALL	JONES R.
SULMAN	THOMAS W.	JENKINSON	HAROLD J.
TRUEMAN	STANLEY	KENT	ALBERT H.
TURLEY	BERT.	KEIGHTLEY	THOMAS
UNWIN	W. MANFRED	LYNN	CYRIL W.
VERO	TOM	MARSH	ERNEST A.
WALKER	JAMES C.	MELLOR	WILLOUGHBY
WALKER	FREDERICK	MELLOR	JOHN
WIDDOWSON	JOHN	MELLOR	ERNEST
WILLIAMS	WALTER	MELLOR	WILFRED
WILSON	GEORGE H.	METCALF	FRED
WOOLLEY	WILFRED
WHITE	JOHN

Tablet:
1939 - 1945 WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
ADAMS. CHARLES ALCOCK. SIDNEY ASHMORE. FRANK BLANKSBY. ALAN BOWEN. FREDERICK BROWN. JOHN CARR. FRED CHEESEWRIGHT. PETER DAVISON. KENNETH EDENBROW. BERNARD GARNER. DAVID	HADLEY. WILLIAM HIBBERT. ERIC HIGGS. PERCY JACQUES. JOHN LORD. ALBERT LOWE. FRANK MARRIOTT. JACK MOTHERSOLE. DENNIS PLATER. DENIS PRESSWOOD. GEORGE	SHELBOURNE. WALTER SIMMONDS. THOMAS TAYLOR. CLIFFORD VARDY. ROY WALE. ALFRED WATSON. IAN WATTS. HARRY WEBBER. JOHN WILLIAMS. ARTHUR WILLIAMS. GEORGE WILSON. WILFRED

Tablet:
SCULPTED BY A. ALLSOP OF EYRE STREET

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	First World War (1914-1919)	Second World War (1939-1945)
Number died	84	32
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names	84	32

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be Chesterfield Borough Council

Local authorities:
From WW1: Chesterfield Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History

26th September, 1921: A committee was set up and decided to erect the memorial inside the gates to Eastwood Park.

1921-22: The memorial was sculpted by A Allsop, of Eyre St, Hasland Green.

24th September, 1922: The memorial was unveiled by the Mayor of Chesterfield, Ald W Rhodes, and dedicated by the Rector of Hasland, Rev W V Davies.

23rd February, 2016: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in good condition, well cared for and appeared to have been recently renovated.

References

Derbyshire Courier, 1st October 1921, p6: A report on the proceedings of the committee.

Sheffield Independent, 25th September 1922, p5: A report on the unveiling ceremony.

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