Memorial Title
Youlgrave, Harthill, Alport and Middleton - WW2
Summary
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Locations
| Last known location: Church of All Saints Alport La Youlgrave or Youlgreave Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE45 1WS NGR: SK 21205 64382 (From online digital mapping.) (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: The church is at the junction of Bradford Rd and Alport La. The tablet is on the north wall of the north aisle. |
Type
| Overall type: Tablet | Overall condition: Good. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description: A plain oblong white stone tablet in a mottled brown alabaster frame. The frame comprises a plain sub-frame with chamfered edges adjacent to the tablet and set in an elaborate outer frame. The outer frame comprises pilasters with carved and gilded foliated panels, surmounted by a moulded cornice below a plain frieze with carved and gilded foliated panels at each side and a larger nowy-headed moulded cornice containing a carved and gilded laurel wreath over a latin cross at the head. The foot of the frame comprises an inverted moulded cornice above a plain frieze and two foliated and gilded carved brackets. The lower frieze contains, at its centre, an oblong tablet with moulded borders. The inscriptions are incised in upright capital lettering coloured black. Glossary |
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Inscription
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| 1939 1945 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Main tablet: | |||||||||||||||||||
| H. BIRDS | |||||||||||||||||||
| J. R. BIRDS | |||||||||||||||||||
| G. R. BUXTON | |||||||||||||||||||
| R. V. C. CAVENDISH | |||||||||||||||||||
| G. B. DAWSON | |||||||||||||||||||
| H. HADFIELD | |||||||||||||||||||
| A. OLDFIELD | |||||||||||||||||||
| G. ROWLAND | |||||||||||||||||||
| P. M. ROWLAND | |||||||||||||||||||
| E. Y. TAYLOR | |||||||||||||||||||
| Main tablet: | |||||||||||||||||||
| IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF YOULGRAVE, HARTHILL, ALPORT AND MIDDLETON WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING & COUNTRY IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR | |||||||||||||||||||
Administration
Local authorities:
From WW2: Youlgreave Parish Council; Bakewell Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Youlgreave Parish Council; Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History and Conservation
12th July, 1967: The church was listed Grade I, Heritage List for England number 1109853.
5th February, 1982: The Youlgrave Conservation Area was designated: the church lies within it.
26th September, 2008: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in good condition and cared for.
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