Memorial Title
Capt L V Bagshaw
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial font cover to Capt Leonard Bagshaw in the Church of St Margaret of Antioch, Wormhill, Derbyshire.
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Locations
| Last known location: Church of St Margaret of Antioch Un-named road Wormhill Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: SK17 8SL NGR: SK 12452 74175 (From online digital mapping.) (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: The church is accessed from a track running east from the un-named road running north-south through the village. The memorial is in the baptisty at the west end of the nave. |
Type
| Overall type: Font cover. | Overall condition: Good. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Description: A tall wooden conical cover suspended over the font. The octagonal cover has a short skirt at the foot composed of eight upright oblong panels with blind tracery and a projecting lip at the base bearing the inscription in raised capital gilded block lettering. The upper part is composed of eight narrow triangles converging to the central point of suspension and bearing carved tracery and a quotation, on a mid-height band, carved in upright capital block lettering in relief. Glossary |
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Inscription
| GREATER | LOVE HATH | NO MAN THAN | THIS THAT A |
| MAN LAY DOWN | HIS LIFE FOR | HIS FRIENDS | ... |
| TO THE GLORY OF GOD | AND IN AFFECTIONATE | MEMORY OF LEONARD | VALE BAGSHAWE CA |
| PTN. 3RD. BATT KINGS OWN | SCOTTISH BORDERERS | BORN 30TH. NOV 1877 KIL | LED IN ACTN. HOOGE JUNE 16.1915 |
| Conflicts and people named: | ||
| Conflict | First World War (1914-1919) | Totals |
| Action or event | Not stated | |
| Number died | 1 | 1 |
| Number served and returned | 0 | 0 |
| Total names | 1 | 1 |
Administration
Local authorities:
From WW1: Wormhill Parish Council, Chapel en le Frith Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Wormhill Parish Council; High Peak Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History and Conservation
21st April, 1967: The church was listed Grade II*, Heritage List for England number 1087930.
Unknown date: The church lies within the Wormhill and Hargatewall Conservation Area.
29th August, 2018: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in good condition and cared for.
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