Memorial Title

St Giles's Church

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a war memorial window at St Giles's Church, Killamarsh, Derbyshire.

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Locations

Last known location:
St Giles's Church
Church La
Church Town,
Killamarsh
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
S21 1AS

NGR:
SK 46110 80959
(From online digital mapping.)
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Location details:
At the west end of the south wall of the nave, next to the porch.

Type

Overall type: Window.

Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for.

Description:

A two light stained glass window with a quatrefoil pane in the tracery. The external surface of the building bears a grey granite cill and tablet below the window, bearing the inscriptions inlaid in upright capital block lettering. The tablet is supported by a pair of concealed brackets.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Window	Stained glass	2450	1145	-	Fair
Cill	Grey granite	155	1835	285	Fair
Tablet	Grey granite	720	560	70	Fair
Bracket x 2	Stone	650	500	50	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

Cill:

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	First World War (1914-1919)	Second World War (1939-1945)	Totals
Action	Not stated
Number died	0	0	0
Number served and returned	0	0	0
Total names	0	0	0

THIS WINDOW WAS DEDICATED 7TH. JUNE 1919.

Tablet:

TO
HONOUR THE MEMORY OF
OUR FALLEN COMRADES
IN THE WAR
1914 - 1918.
WE ALSO HONOUR
THE MEMORY OF THOSE
WHO FELL IN THE WAR
1939 - 1945.

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the parochial church council.

Local authorities:
From WW1: Killamarsh Parish Council, Chesterfield Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Killamarsh Parish Council, North East Derbyshire District Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History and Conservation

7th June, 1919: The memorial was unveiled by Mr N Clegg, secretary of the local branch of the Comrades of the Great War Association, and dedicated by the rector (possibly Rev J Septimus Powell).

7th July, 1989: The church was listed Grade II*, Heritage List for England number 1057656.

27th November 2017: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition and cared for.

References

The Courier; 14th June, 1919; p5 col3: a report on the unveiling ceremony.

Sheffield Daily Telegraph; 9th June, 1919; p5 col4: a stark report of the unveiling ceremony.

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