Memorial Title
Shipley School
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial plaque formerly at Shipley School, Derbyshire.
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Locations
| Last known location: Erewash Museum High St Ilkeston Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE7 5JA NGR: SK 46626 41807 (From online digital mapping.) (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: - |
| Previous location: Christ Church Vicarage St Cotmanhay Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE7 8QL NGR: SK 45994 43746 (From online digital mapping.) (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: Previously in storage. |
| Previous location: Christ Church (Demolished) Vicarage St Cotmanhay Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE7 8QL NGR: SK 45987 43842 (From online digital mapping.) (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: The church was at the junction of Church St and Vicarage Ave. |
| Previous location: Shipley School (Demolished) Heanor Rd (A6007) Cotmanhay Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE7 8TN NGR: SK 45573 44202 (From online digital mapping.) (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: - |
Type
| Overall type: Plaque. |
Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for. |
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| Description: An upright oblong brass plaque with a twin line border infilled with linear bound laurel leaves with an acanthus leaf at each corner. At the head is a bound and ribboned laurel wreath with a patonce cross within it and a scroll bearing the dates unfurled behind it. The inscription is in black upright capital roman lettering with the names in two columns at the centre. Glossary |
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Inscription
| 1914 1918 IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THE UNDERMENTIONED SCHOLARS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR |
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| ENOCH BAKER STANLEY BENNETT WILLIAM S. BOSTOCK ARTHUR BRAMLEY GEORGE W. COLUMBINE JOHN W. COX GODFREY DAYKIN JOSEPH ELLIS JOHN GAMBLE SAMUEL GODFREY HARRY GREGORY GEORGE HARDY THOMAS HAWLEY WILLIAM KNIGHTON |
GILBERT NOON GILBERT OLNEY WILFRED OLNEY ALBERT PRICE SIDNEY RAINES WALTER SHARLEY WILLIAM SHOOTER BEWICK SISSON JOHN W. SMITH WALTER STAPLETON JOHN SYSON HENRY WEST WILLIAM WHEATCROFT FRANK WRIGHT |
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| THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE | ||||||||||||||||||||
Administration
Local authorities:
From WW1: Ilkeston Parish Council; Ilkeston Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Unparished; Erewash Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History
Mid 20th century: Removed from the school when it closed and placed in the original Christ Church.
Early 1980s: The original Christ Church became structurally unsound and was demolished. The plaque was removed and placed into storage in the new Christ Church.
9th May, 2012: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson. It was in storage but in fair condition.
June 2013: The plaque was transferred to Erewash Museum.
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