Memorial
Title
Title
St James's Mission Church (Lost)
Images
Locations
St Bartholomew's
Church
High St (A61)
Clay Cross
Derbyshire
S45 9DZ
NGR:
39136 63298 (from online digital mapping).
Lost
St James's Mission
Church (demolished)
Ashover Rd (B6014)
Stretton
Derbyshire
DE55 6FE
NGR:
39190 61202 (from online digital mapping)
The memorial is believed to have been moved from St James's Church to St Bartholomew's Church about 1975 prior to St James's being demolished.
Type
Believed to have been an oval tablet with a border of a laurel wreath in relief.
| Component | Material | Height | Width | Depth | Condition |
| Tablet | Stone | - | - | - | Lost |
| Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise. | |||||
Inscription
GLORY OF GOD & TO
THE MEMORY OF THE
MEN OF STRETTON WHO
GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE
GREAT WAR 1914-1918
(Names)
GRANT THEM LORD ETERNAL
REST AND MAY LIGHT
PERPETUAL SHINE
UPON THEM
[Fl Sgt Harvey Nutt Unwin]
1939-1945
(The wording, alignment and case are presumed. The WW1 names are not known. The format of the WW2 name is presumed.)
| Conflict | First World War (1914-1919) | Second World War (1939-1945) |
| Number died | 7 | 1 |
| Number served and returned | 0 | 0 |
| Total names | 7 | 1 |
Administration
Local Authorities:
After WW1: Clay Cross Parish Council; Clay Lane (or Clay Cross) Urban District Council; Derbyshire County Council
From 1974: Clay Cross Parish Council; North East Derbyshire District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History
1975: The tablet is believed to have been damaged when St James's Church was demolished and most of the border was lost. It is believed to have been moved to St Bartholomew's Church, Clay Cross.
31st August, 1984: St Bartholomew's Church was listed Grade II, Heritage List for England reference 1087812.
August 2010: St Bartholomew's Church lies within the Clay Cross Conservation Area designated on that date.
16th May, 2013: St Bartholomews Church, Clay Cross was searched by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot but the memorial was not found.
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