Memorial Title
Holy and Undivided Trinity Church - Cross
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a war memorial cross at the Holy and Undivided Trinity Church, Edale, Derbyshire.
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Locations
| Last known location: Churchyard Holy and Undivided Trinity Church Unnamed road Edale Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: S33 7ZA NGR: SK 12342 85774 ±5m (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: The memorial is on a prominent raised paved platform at the eastern end of the church. The churchyard lies on the western side of the unnamed road, known by some as Marys Lane, leading to Grindsbrook Booth and Field Head. The road is a principal route to Kinder Scout, the Pennine Way and various countryside activities. Vehicular access is restricted and visitors should use the car park at Edale and walk from there. |
Type
| Overall type: Cross | Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description: A sandstone cross on a pedestal and two-stepped base, with bronze plaques on three faces of the pedestal. The latin cross has a slightly tapered shaft that flares out to a square foot, the 6 o'clock and 12 o'clock faces of which bears, in relief, a bound laurel wreath with the letters RIP at the centre. The pedestal has a moulded head with a winged cherub's head at each corner and bronze tablets let into recesses on three of its faces. The pedestal flares out to a low plinth and surmounts a square two-stepped base. The three plaques have a narrow raised border and raised inscriptions in upright mixed case roman lettering. Glossary |
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Inscription
| Plaque on 6 o'clock face: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| THIS CROSS IS ERECTED BY THE INHABITANTS OF EDALE TO THE GLORY OF ALMIGHTY GOD & IN HONOUR OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO FOUGHT, & IN EVER GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE WHOSE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED ON THIS CROSS, WHO FELL FOR GOD, AND KING, FOR RIGHT, FOR FREEDOM, AND FOR PEACE, IN THE 1914 GREAT WAR. 1919 |
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| Plaque on 9 o'clock face: | Plaque on 12 o'clock face: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1939 - 1945 FLT. SGT. ENG. ALAN TYM, R.A.F. |
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Administration
Local authorities:
From WW1: Edale Parish Council, Chapel en le Frith Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Edale Parish Council, High Peak Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History and Conservation
19 November 1990: The Edale Conservation Area was designated. The memorial lies within it.
2010: Repairs to the steps and paving were supported by a grant of £2367 from the War Memorials Trust, reference WM3051.
5th June, 2013: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition and cared for.
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