Memorial Title

Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA) (Lost)

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a lost WW2 war memorial well dressing commemorating the work of the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA), at the Methodist Church of St John, Hayfield, Derbyshire.

Images

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Locations

Last known location:
Methodist Church of St John
New Mills Rd (A6015)
Hayfield
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
SK22 2EX

NGR:
SK 03582 86834
(From online digital mapping.)
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Location details:
On the west side of the church.

Type

Overall type: Well dressing

Overall condition: Lost

Description:

A temporary well dressing tableau made from vegetation pressed into clay held in a wooden frame and comprising a triptych with a shallow triangular pediment and with a frieze at the base. The three panels depicted a contiguous scene of swallows (blue birds) over the white cliffs of Dover with Vera Lynn in army uniform standing by a railway carriage - a song, singer and scenes which epitomise the cheerrful wartime spirit promoted by the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA). All of the images were in natural colours with blues and white dominating the background. The inscription was in black upright capital lettering on the pediment, and black sentence case lettering against the red ground of the frieze. The well dressing was displayed from 1st to 8th July 2018 and was subsequently dismantled.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Mosaic	Plant material, clay	c1800	c1500	c50	Lost
Frame	Wood	c1800	c1500	c50	Lost
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

2018
SAINT JOHN'S
VERA LYNN
We'll Meet Again

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	Second World War (1939-1945)	Totals
Action	Not stated
Number died	0	0
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names	0	0

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the members of the Methodist Church of St John

Local authorities:
From 1974: Hayfield Parish Council; High Peak Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History and Conservation

Spring 2018: The memorial well dressing was designed, constructed and erected by members of the Methodist Church of St John.

1st July, 2018: The memorial was blessed by the local clergy.

1st July, 2018: The memorial was photographed by Glyn Williams

9th July, 2018: The dressing was dismantled and the components salvaged for future use.

References

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Comments

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

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