Memorial Title
Chelmorton War Memorial Institute
Summary
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Locations
| Last known location: Chelmorton War Memorial Institute Main St Chelmorton Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: SK17 9SH NGR: SK 11214 69879 (From online digital mapping.) |
Location details: The building is on the east side of the road near the middle of the village. |
Type
| Overall type: Memorial Hall. |
Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible. |
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| Description: A stone and tile building used as a village hall and social institute with an oblong stone tablet set into the west gable bearing the name incised in upright capital letters within an oval panel and with sprays of flowers in relief in the corners. The building contains an oblong white marble tablet commemorating WW1. The nowy headed tablet has a moulded cornice with dentiles and a wreath, crown and cross in relief at the head. The inscription is in mixed styles of mainly upright capital lettering with names in three columns. A further moulded cornice is located at the foot. The tablet is mounted on a backboard with a moulded frame around it. A WW2 commemoration was added in 2012 but no details of it are currently available. |
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Inscription
| External tablet: | ||
| WAR MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 1922 |
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| Internal tablet: | ||
| FOR GOD KING AND COUNTRY This institute was erected in honour of the men of this village who served in the Great War 1914 - 1919. "GREATER LOVE HATH NOMAN THAN THIS." |
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| BOAM R. A. CALEY G. |
HALL C. W. HEINTZ H. H. D. |
PICKFORD J. TOOKE J. |
| Also Served | ||
| ALSTON T. BONSALL J. T. BRADBURY J. W. BENNETT E. DAWSON J. A. DICKEN G. A. DICKEN R. GOODWIN C. E. GOODWIN C. GOULD B. GOULD PETER GOULD PERCY |
GOULD R. W. HANKINSON W. HEALD W. HODGKINSON F. KEATING G. K. KEELING G. KIDD W. MELLAND S. MYCOCK C. MYCOCK H. MYCOCK J. W. |
NEEDHAM H. NEEDHAM R. PERCIVAL R. PERCIVAL T. PRINCE J. SIMPSON G. SIMPSON J. T. TAYLOR H. E. WOOD N. WOOD R. WOOD W. |
| Conflicts and people named: | |||
| Conflict | First World War (1914-1919) | Second World War (1939-1945) | Totals |
| Action | — | ||
| Number died | 6 | ? | 6 |
| Served and returned | 34 | ? | 34 |
| Total names | 40 | ? | 40 |
Administration
Local authorities:
From WW1: Chelmorton Parish Council; Bakewell Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Chelmorton Parish Council; Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History
27th July 2016: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition.
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