Memorial Title
Christ Church - WW2
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a pair of WW2 war memorial plaques formerly at Christ Church, Cotmanhay.
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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. The plaques were In the Baptistry. |
Type
| Overall type: Plaque. |
Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for. |
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| Description: A pair of upright oblong brass plaques with a wide twin-line border with alternating geometric motifs between and an incised inscription in upright capital block lettering coloured black. Glossary |
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Inscription
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| TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945 |
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945 |
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| ALBERT BARROWCLIFFE WILLIAM BEARDSLEY KENNETH BELL JAMES BENTON WILLIAM BRADLEY ARTHUR BRIGGS ARTHUR CAMPION ARTHUR CLARK HARRY CLEMERSON FRANK DEAN THOMAS ECCLESTON |
ERIC FLINT ALBERT FOOTITT CHARLES FRETWELL HAROLD FRETWELL THOMAS GAMBLE DENNIS HENSHAW JACK HENSHAW JOHN JORDAN ALBERT KNIGHTON LESLIE NEWCOMBE RONALD NEWTON |
HORACE R. NOON DONALD PADGETT SAMUEL H. PARRY JAMES POLLARD ALFRED PRESTON CLEMENT I. RICE HARRY V. RODGERS ERIC SAXTON LEWIS SHAW JOHN H. SHEFFIELD ROBERT G. SISSON |
NORMAN SMITH DENNIS STALEY HARRY STREET ALAN SYSON ALLAN THORPE WILLIAM TRUEMAN ARTHUR J. WALKER RICHARD WARBOYS STANLEY WHITE WILLIAM WORTLEY DENNIS WRIGHT |
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| "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS." |
"GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS." |
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Administration
Local authorities:
From WW2: Ilkeston Parish Council; Ilkeston Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Unparished; Erewash Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History
Early 1980s: The original Christ Church became structurally unsound and was demolished. The plaques were removed from the Baptistry 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 plaques were transferred to Erewash Museum.
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