Memorial Title

Church of All Saints

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 and WW2 war memorial cross at the Church of All Saints, Breadsall, Derbyshire.

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Locations

Last known location:
Churchyard
Moor Rd
Breadsall
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
DE21 5LD

NGR:
SK 37073 39791
(From online digital mapping.)
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Location details:
The memorial is at the western end of the churchyard, at the junction with Church La.

Type

Overall type: Cross

Overall condition: Good. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for.

Description:

Reportedly a Hopton Limestone* Cross on a pedestal, plinth and base, with three plaques bearing inscriptions and names. The 6 o'clock face of the wheel, cross and the top two-thirds of the shaft have bosses, roundals and intertwined snakes carved in relief in the Celtic or Anglo-Saxon style. The cross surmounts an oblong pedestal with curved battered faces and a stepped top with rounded arrises, which in turn surmounts a square plinth with vertical faces, and the whole surmounts an oblong base. The 6 o'clock face of the plinth bears a cavo-relievo inscription in upright capital block lettering and three faces of the pedestal bear bronze plaques with inscriptions and names in upright capital roman raised lettering.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Cross	Limestone*	2440	750	400	Good
Pedestal	Limestone*	650	990	915	Good
Plinth	Limestone*	355	1420	1420	Good
Base	Limestone*	280	2730	2670	Good
Plaque x 3	Bronze	390	890	10	Good
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.
* Note, however, that the memorial has previously been described as Derbyshire gritstone or as sandstone, but contemporary newspapers reported it as Hopton Stone and the two former quarries at Hopton produced limestone.

Inscription

Plaque on 6 o'clock face of pedestal:

1914 - 1918

G. ENDSOR. PT. DERBYS. YEO.

P. LOWE. PT. LANCASHIRE FUS.

W. K. S. HASLAM. CAPT. R.F.A.

A. W. R. McAUSLAND. NOTTS & DERBY.

W. HOFTON. PT. NOTTS & DERBY.

A. MOORE. PT. SEAFORTH H'D'RS.

T. H. HOPKINS. PT. NOTTS & DERBY.

A. ORME. A.B. H.M.S. INVINCIBLE.

R. P. HOWITT. PT. NOTTS & DERBY.

J. PERRY. LT. NOTTS & DERBY.

W. H. LANGFORD. PT. MIDDX REG.

A. SHIRLEY. L/C. NOTTS & DERBY.

W. LEEDHAM. PT. SOUTH STAFFS.

T. SMEATON. CPL. NOTTS & DERBY.

6 o'clock face of plinth:

THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS
THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS

Plaque on 9 o'clock face of pedestal:

SACRED TO THE MEMORY
OF THE MEN OF BREADSALL
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN THE EUROPEAN WAR 1914 - 1918
THIS CROSS WAS ERECTED IN THEIR HONOUR
BY THE PARISHIONERS
"THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"
"GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS
THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS"

Plaque on 12 o'clock face of pedestal:

1939 - 1945
THIS INSCRIPTION WAS ADDED IN MEMORY OF THOSE
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR 1939 - 1945

J. H. R. BARKER. R.A.M.C.

H. M. BULL. R.A.F.

A. M. COWGILL. R.A.F.

G. J. ROBINSON. R.A.F.

S. PAGE. R.A.F.

J. R, PAGE R.A.F.

J. R. FELL. R. SIGS.

A. ECOB. R.A.M.C.

NORA. K. JOHNSON. A.T.S.

G. H. MOSS. PARA. REGT.

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	14	10	24
Number served and returned	0	0	0
Total names	14	10	24

Administration

Custodian: Believed to be Breadsall Parish Council.

Local authorities:
From WW1: Breadsall Parish Council; Shardlow Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1959: Breadsall Parish Council; South East Derbyshire Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Breadsall Parish Council; Erewash Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History and Conservation

c1919-1920: The memorial was procured and erected by the parishioners of Breadsall.

31st May, 1921: The memorial was unveiled at a ceremony led by Rev R P Bosworth, Vicar of Breadsall. It was unveiled by Sir Alfred Seale Haslam and dedicated by Rt Rev Charles T Abraham, Bishop Suffragan of Derby.

12th June, 1945: The WW2 additions were unveiled and dedicated by Rev A G Grime MA.

Unknown date: The memorial lies within the Breadsall Conservation Area.

13th April, 2021: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in good condition and well cared for.

References

Derby Telegraph; 2nd August, 1921; p3col7: A report of the unveiling ceremony.
Ibid: 1st June, 1949; p8col6: a report of the parish council meeting of the date when the dedication would take place.
Ibid: 11th June, 1949; p2col5: a brief announcement of the date of the forthcoming dedication service.
Derbyshire Advertiser; 6th August, 1921; p10col3: A report of the unveiling ceremony.
Ibid; 6th August, 1921; p12col1:Two photographs of the unveiling ceremony.

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