Memorial Title
Darley Dale
Summary
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Locations
| Last known location: Whitworth Park Dale Rd North (A6) Darley Dale Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE4 2FS NGR: SK 27419 62890 ±5m (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: West of the Whitworth Institute, near the junction with Station Rd (B5057) |
Type
| Overall type: Cross | Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description: A sandstone wheel cross on a two step pedestal and three step base with inscriptions and names on bronze plaques. The cross has designs of interlaced strapwork on all faces and the pedestal comprises two plain oblong steps with slightly battered faces. Originally bronze plaques were inset in the 6 o'clock and 12 o'clock faces of the of the lower step of the pedestal, but a third was added to the 9 o'clock face after the second world war and a small aditional WW2 name was added to it later. A further plaque was added to the 6 o'clock face of the upper pedestal step to commemorate the centenary of world war one. The main inscriptions are in raised upright roman capital lettering but the centenary plaque is in sentence case lettering. The plain steps are surrounded by a chain supported on four metal posts. Patches on the surrounding tarmac identify where four earlier stone bollards were located. Glossary |
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Inscription
| Lower plaque on 6 o'clock face of pedestal: | ||
| FOR KING AND COUNTRY 1914-1919 | ||
| JOHN W. ALLSOP ARTHUR ATTWOOD JOSEPH BARBER WILLIAM BARKER ERNEST BODEN JOHN BODEN ARCHIBALD CARNELL WILLIAM CARTER FRED CHARLESWORTH LINDSEY CLAY CLARENCE COATES FRANK COLLEY LOUIS CROWDER GEORGE DERBYSHIRE ABRAHAM DOXEY LESLIE DRURY CHARLES EVANS JOHN EVANS FRED FENTEM ARTHUR FIELDING HARRY GREY |
FRED HANSON WILEMAN HART BEN HEWITSON WILLIAM HOLDEN GEORGE HOLLAND HENRY HOLMES THOMAS HOLMES WALTER HOUGHTON LEONARD HOUGHTON BERTRAM HOUGHTON GEORGE HULLEY HORACE LOWE WILLIAM A. OWEN FRED PEARSON CLIFFORD POPE GEORGE PRATLEY GILBERT PREECE THOMAS PUGH FRANK REED GEORGE SKINNER |
WILLIAM SLACK JOHN SLANEY JAMES SALSBURY SMITH JOSEPH SMITH HAROLD SMITH SIDNEY SMITH ALFRED S. SMITH JOHN W. SMITH HERBERT STONE FRANK TAYLOR FREDERICK TRAVIS GEORGE THOMPSON THOMAS TWYFORD WILLIAM P. WAGSTAFFE HERBERT WAIN GEORGE WALL (NORTHWOOD) GEORGE WALL (RIVERSDALE) BENJAMIN WATERFALL JOHN WATERFALL JOHN W. WILKINSON ERNEST WILLIAMS |
| Upper plaque on 6 o'clock face of pedestal: | ||
| The Centenary of the Great War 1914 - 2014 This plaque has been placed here by Darly Dale Town Council on behalf of the people of this Parish, in the continuing memory of all those men and women in our community, who not only served but gave their lives during the Great War 1914 - 1918 They have never been, nor shall they ever be, forgotten November 2014 | ||
| Main plaque on 9 o'clock face of pedestal: | ||
| SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN OF DARLEY DALE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945. | |
| C. TERANCE P. E. ALLSOP. LAWRENCE T. BARDILL. T. AUBREY BOWLER. JOHN BRIDDON. NORMAN CLARE. BERTRAM E. CONQUEST. DONALD DERBYSHIRE. HENRY W. DERBYSHIRE. PETER J. H. DONELAN. JACK FIELDING. T. HENRY HARLOW. HARRY HARRIS. VICTOR HARRIS. JOHN W. JACKSON. JOHN W. LOMAS. |
HENRY R. MADDOCKS. HUBERT R. MACLEAN. FRANK OSBORNE. IVAN PLANT. HERBERT W. RICKETTS. DONALD SOPPITT. HARRY SHELDON. HARRY R. TAYLOR. JOHN THOMPSON. KENNETH E. TOFT. J ALWYNE WAIN. ARTHUR L. WHEATCROFT. PERCY WILSON. HAROLD WOOSNAM. |
| WE WILL REMEMBER THEM. | |
BOWLER
MEMORY
OF THE MEN OF
DARLEY DALE
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN THE GREAT WAR
1914-1919
| Conflicts and people named: | |||
| Conflict | First World War (1914-1919) | Second World War (1939-1945) | Totals |
| Action or event | Not stated | Not stated | |
| Number died | 62 | 30 | 92 |
| Number served and returned | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total names | 62 | 30 | 92 |
Administration
Local authorities:
From WW1: North Darley Urban District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1934: Matlock Urban District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Darley Dale Town Council; Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History and Conservation
21st November, 1920: The memorial was unveiled by Col Herbert Brook-Taylor OBE.
5th November, 1949: The WW2 plaque was dedicated.
11th August 1993: The Whitworth Institute park, gardens and contents were listed Grade II on the former English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest, now incorporated into the Heritage List for England. Number 1001274.
2002: The additional plaque for W J Bowler was added to the WW2 fallen.
4th August, 2011: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition and cared for.
25th October, 2022: The memorial was visited by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition and cared for.
References
Ibid: 26th November, 1920; pp8 and 25: Reports of the unveiling.
The Andrews Pages Picture Gallery. Darley Dale War Memorial
(https://www.andrewsgen.com/photo/derbyshire/darley_warmem.htm)
Comments
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