Memorial Title
Ockbrook and Borrowash
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 and WW2 war memorial obelisk to the fallen of Ockbrook and Borrowash.
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Locations
| Last known location: Roadside Victoria Ave Ockbrook Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE72 3RL NGR: SK 42012 35360 (From online digital mapping.) (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: The memorial is half way between the villages of Ockbrook and Borrowash, on the western verge of Victoria Ave as it forms the eastbound slip road to and from Brian Clough Way (A52). |
Type
| Overall type: Obelisk. |
Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for. |
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| Description: A Hopton limestone monument comprising an obelisk on a square pedestal and two-stepped base. The inscription and names are inlaid on the faces of the pedestal and plinth in upright capital block lettering. The memorial has a paved surround with a railing formed from a steel chain on concrete posts. Glossary |
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Inscription
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| In Memoriam 1914-1918. 1939-1945 |
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| 6 o'clock face of pedestal: | 9 o'clock face of pedestal: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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BADDELEY, FREDERICK A. H. BARBER, WILLIAM BARBER, JAMES BEEDHAM, NATHANIEL H. BLACKSHAW, SAMUEL E. BROOKS, WILLIAM V. BROOKS, HERBERT BROOKS, REGINALD BROWN, SAMUEL BRINDLEY, DAVID BOSWORTH, JOHN R. BUTLER, FREDERICK CLIFFORD, JAMES CONNOR, S. MAURICE DANVERS, THOMAS H. DAY, WALTER ELLIOTT, JAMES FITCHETT, JOHN A. FREARSON, FREDERICK GAMBLE, GEORGE GODDARD, GEORGE |
RAINS, HORACE G. ROBINSON, HENRY H. SIMKINS, ELIJAH SIMMONDS, FRANK SIMS, LAURENCE SMART, WALTER J. SMEDLEY, FREDERICK W. SMITH, ALFRED SMITH, ARTHUR STEVENS, JOHN J. STREET, HARRY TAYLOR, HENRY THORNTON, GEORGE E. TWIGG, CHARLES K. WALTON, GEORGE WARDEN, CYRIL WELLS, ALBERT WHEATLEY, WILLIAM WILKINS, RONALD G. YEOMANS, FRANK HIGGINBOTTOM, H. H. |
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| 12 o'clock face of pedestal: | 3 o'clock face of pedestal: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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LONGDON, THOMAS MAC CONNELL, HARRY R. MAC CONNELL, LAMECH MAC CONNELL, WILLIAM MANLEY, WALTER MANLEY, ALFRED MATCHETT, THOMAS MATCHETT, WILFRED MOORLEY, HENRY MOSELEY, WILLIAM MOULT, SAMUEL W ORDISH, REGINALD A. ORCHARD, HUGH T. PARKIN, GEORGE F. PARKIN, GEORGE R. PEARCE, FREDERICK W. PHIPPS, HARRY PLUMMER, MARTIN PRICE, HARRY PRICE, JOHN |
GREENWOOD, JAMES GUEST-SCOTT, MAURICE D. HAMNER, WILLIAM HASSÉ, MARGARET E HASSÉ, EDWIN R. HEATON, HENRY B. HOLMES, LEON HUDSTON, JOHN HUNT, JOHN R. L. HUCKLESBY, CHARLES JACKSON, CHARLES JACKSON, JAMES JOHNSON, FRANK JUFFS, ERNEST R. KINGHAM, JOHN E. LANE, THOMAS H. LEES, FRED LINES, EDWARD W. G. LINNETT, THOMAS A. LONGDEN, ARCHIE |
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| 6 o'clock face of base: | 9 o'clock face of base: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| REMEMBER WITH THANKSGIVING THE TRUE AND FAITHFUL MEN WHO IN THE YEAR OF WAR WENT FORTH FROM THIS PARISH FOR GOD AND RIGHT; THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO RETURNED NOT AGAIN ARE HERE INSCRIBED TO BE HONOURED FOR EVERMORE. |
SMITH, FRANCIS M. WEBSTER, HARRY. STEVENS, EDWARD WIGLEY, THOMAS WINSTANLEY, DOUGLAS WINSTANLEY, HAROLD |
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| 12 o'clock face of base: | 3 o'clock face of base: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HARPER, WILLIAM PANNELL, HENRY S. KINGSBURY, JAMES H. ROOK, PETER LEWSLEY, ALFRED J SALLOWAY, ALBERT MATCHETT, WALTER SALSBURY, GEORGE W. |
BARNES, CHARLES DRAKARD, LESLIE BOWLER, ALBERT H. DUNMALL, ROBERT E. BURROWS, ALBERT GARDNER, ALAN D. DAVIS, MAURICE GARRATT, WILLIAM G. |
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Administration
Local authorities:
From WW1: Ockbrook Parish Council; Shardlow Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Ockbrook and Borrowash Parish Council; Erewash Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History
9th April, 1922: The memorial was unveiled by Mrs Eking.
1940s: Names were added for WW2.
16th June 2007: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Anne Branson. It was in fair condition and cared for.
13th May, 2016: The memorial was listed Grade II, Heritage List for England number 1430179.
References
Derby Telegraph, 11th April 1922, p6: A report on the unveiling ceremony.
Derbyshire Advertiser, 11th April 1922, p9 col4: A report on the unveiling ceremony.
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