Memorial Title

Centenary of WW1 (Lost)

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a war memorial well dressing commemorating the Centenary of WW1 at the Hands Well at the junction of The Street and Sawpit Hill, Tissington, Derbyshire.

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Locations

Last known location:
Hands Well
Junction of The Street and
Sawpit Hill
Tissington
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
DE6 1RA

NGR:
SK 17427 52487
(From online digital mapping.)

Location details:

On the northern side of the junction. The street is sometimes known as Rakes La and Sawpit Hill is sometimes known as Chapel La.

Type

Overall type: Well dressing.

Overall condition: Lost

Description:

A traditional temporary well dressing tableau made from flowers and other vegetation pressed into clay held in a wooden frame. The dressing comprised a central recessed main panel flanked by a pair of columns supporting an arch. The complex themes featured a biblical scene but also commemorated the centenary of the outbreak of WW1.

The central panel featured a male lion and a lamb lying in a green field with poppies in the foreground and an overhanging tree against a blue sky, all surrounded by a multicoloured border of zigzags in mauves and purples. The lettering on the arch was in purple upright capital block lettering against a white ground and the finial comprised a cross surmounting a spray of red poppies. The two columns each contained a cross at the foot with a spray of red poppies and a white dove of peace flying above in a blue sky with the inscriptions in red and purple upright capital block lettering.

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Mosaic	Clay, plant material	c2500	c2000	c50	Lost
Frame	Wood	c2500	c2000	c50	Unknown
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

Arch:

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	First World War (1914-1919)
Number died	0
Number served and returned	0
Total names	0

THE LION AND THE LAMB
Isaiah II:I.10

Column finials:

20 14

Left column:

WE WILL
REMEMBER
THEM
COMMEMORATING
100 YEARS
WORLD WAR I

Right column:

WE WILL
REMEMBER
THEM
COMMEMORATING
100 YEARS
WORLD WAR I

Administration

Custodian: Not known.

Local authorities:
Tissington Parish Council; Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History

Spring 2014: The memorial was planned, designed and constructed by members of the local community.

29th May, 2014: The memorial was blessed by the local clergy.

29th May, 2012: The well dressing was displayed from 29th May to 4th June, 2014

5th June, 2014: The memorial was dismantled and the components salvaged for future use.

References

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

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