Memorial Title
St John the Baptist's Church - Cross
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: description of a WW1 and WW2 war memorial cross in St John the Baptist's Churchyard at Winster, Derbyshire..
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Locations
| Last known location: St John the Baptist's Churchyard Elton Rd (B5057) Winster Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE4 2DH NGR: SK 23941 60564 ±5m |
Location details: Next to the porch on the south side of the church. |
Type
| Overall type: Cross. |
Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible. |
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| Description: A dressed gritstone wheel cross on a plinth, pedestal and three-stepped base surrounded by railings. The cross has a tapered shaft and has a stippled face with finely dressed wheel and arrises and has the text PAX in relief in a roundel at its centre. The plinth has vertical sides with the upper part steeply battered, and has hollowed notched corners. The oblong pedestal has vertical sides with recessed panels bearing inscriptions and a plaque. The three-stepped base has a further plaque on the top step and is surrounded by a paved surface edged with kerbs bearing mild steel posts and chain railings. The recessed panels on the 9 and 3 o'clock faces bear incised inscriptions in upright capital block lettering but that on the 6 o'clock face bears a bronze plaque with narrow raised border and an inscription in raised upright capital roman lettering. This plaque may obscure an earlier incised inscription. The bronze plaque on the top step also has a narrow raised border and an inscription in raised upright capital roman lettering. |
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Inscription
| 3 o'clock face of pedestal: | PRO PATRIA TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH WHO FOUGHT AND DIED IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918. “DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP IN VICTORY.” |
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6 o'clock face of pedestal: |
PRO REGE |
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Plaque on 6 o'clock face of pedestal: |
PTE. | G. | SIBSON |
PTE. | A. | WALKER |
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| SGT. | J. | MELLOR | " | T. | CONCANNON | ||||||||||||||||
| PTE. | R. A. | NEWTON | " | G. W. | GREGORY | ||||||||||||||||
| " | W. | CORLESS | " | W. | SMITH | ||||||||||||||||
| " | S. | ROUSE | " | R. W. | SHAW | ||||||||||||||||
| " | B. H. | HEATHCOTE | " | J. E. | NEWTON | ||||||||||||||||
| " | H. | WALKER | " | L. M. | BURTON | ||||||||||||||||
| " | J. N. | WALKER | " | R. | HODGKINSON | ||||||||||||||||
| " | H. | FOXLOW | " | E. | BOAM | ||||||||||||||||
| CAPT. | W. E. | NIXON | SGT. | F. C. | TAYLOR | ||||||||||||||||
| PTE. M. S. WILLIAMS, PTE. D. CORLESS, PTE. F. W. ROUSE | |||||||||||||||||||||
Plaque on 6 o'clock face of steps: |
1939 - 1945 L/CPL. H. C. BOAM. DVR. A. SHEPHERD. SGT. J. THORPE |
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9 o'clock face of pedestal: |
PRO DEO ERECTED BY THE INHABITANTS OF WINSTER 1920 |
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Administration
Custodian: Presumed to be the Parochial Church Council
Local authorities:
From WW1: Winster Parish Council; Bakewell Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Winster Parish Council; Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History
1920: The memorial was erected.
Unknown date: It is presumed that the panel on the 6 o'clock face of the pedestal bears the names of the WW1 fallen incised in a similar style to the inscriptions on the adjacent panels, but that they have become illegible and the bronze plaque was placed over them.
1940s?: The plaque bearing the WW2 names was added to the top step of the base.
17th April, 1951: The memorial lies in the Peak District National Park designated on that date.
Unknown date: The memorial may lie within the Winster Conservation Area.
15th October 2009: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in good condition and well cared for.
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