Memorial Title
Furness Vale
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a war memorial cross at the roadside in Buxton Road, Furness Vale, Derbyshire.
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Locations
| Last known location: Roadside Buxton Rd (A6) Furness Vale Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: SK23 7PH NGR: SK 00740 83529 ±5m (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: The memorial is in a small enclosure on the southwestern side of Buxton Rd, about 30m northwest of the junction with Yeardsley La. |
Type
| Overall type: Cross. | Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description: A small limestone cross on a battered pedestal and base. The small cross is in the style of a Toulouse Cross and has a Tudor Crown carved on its face but has a broadly tapered shaft on a square integral plinth with bevelled top. The square pedestal has an integral moulded capstone with a bold dogtooth motif and an integral base with chamfered top, the central battered section and the base having canted corners. The pedestal surmounts a plinth with bevelled top and an oblong ashlar base, and the whole is surrounded by a paved surface with stone wall to three sides and a post and chain fence to the road. The four battered faces of the pedestal have projecting oblong panels with hollowed corners, three of which bear inscriptions or names incised in upright capital block lettering, and the 6 o'clock face of its base bears a similar but smaller panel below a projecting pediment with an inscription in relief. The maker's details are incised on the 6 o'clock face of the pedestal base, but are much weathered. Glossary |
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Inscription
| 6 o'clock face of pedestal: | 6 o'clock face of pedestal base: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TO THE HONOUR AND GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE BRAVE MEN OF FURNESS VALE WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919. |
PEACE AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN AND ONE WOMAN OF THIS VILLAGE WHO DIED IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945 |
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Administration
Local authorities:
From WW1: Yeardsley cum Whaley Parish Council; Yeardsley cum Whaley Urban District Council; Cheshire County Council.
From WW2: Whaley Bridge Parish Council; Whaley Bridge Urban District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Whaley Bridge Town Council, High Peak Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History and Conservation
27th August, 1921: The memorial was unveiled and dedicated.
26th September, 2018: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition and cared for although some weathering was becoming apparent.
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