Memorial Title

Fallen of WW1 (Temporary)

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a temporary well dressing commemorating the fallen of WW1, in the Bath Gardens, Bakewell, Derbyshire.

Images

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Locations

Last known location:
Garden of Remembrance
Bath Gardens
Rutland Square (A619)
Bakewell
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
DE45 1BT

NGR:
SK 21737 68583
(From online digital mapping.)
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Location details:
Within the garden of remembrance..

Type

Overall type: Well dressing

Overall condition: Lost

Description:

A traditional temporary well dressing display made from flowers and other vegetation pressed into clay held in a wooden frame. The dressing comprised a single oblong panel with triangular arch top and depicted a group of British infantrymen in a coloured WW1 scene flanked in the foreground by white silhouettes of a pair of sentries against a black ground and standing by a carped bed of red poppies. At the foot the black inscription was in upright capital lettering on a pale brown ground and flanked by shields bearing the red cross of St George.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Mosaic	Plant material, clay	c1400	c1200	c50	Lost
Frame	Wood	c1400	c1200	c50	Unknown
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

IN PROUD AND EVER LOVING MEMORY
OF THE MEN OF BAKEWELL WHO GAVE
THEIR LIVES FOR OTHERS IN THE
GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	First World War (1914-1919)	Totals
Action	Not stated
Number died	0	0
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names	0	0

Administration

Custodian: Not known

Local authorities:
From 1974: Bakewell Town Council; Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History and Conservation

November, 2018: The dressing was erected for Remembrance Day.

17th November, 2018: The dressing was photographed by Jenny Matthias.

References

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Comments

Well dressing details are available from the welldressing.com site run by Glyn Williams.

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