Memorial Title
St Peter's Church
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 and WW2 war memorial cross in the churchyard at St Peter's Churchyard, Hartshorne.
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Locations
| Last known location: St Peter's Churchyard Church St Hartshorne Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE11 7ER NGR: SK 32709 20827 ±5m |
Location details: By the side of the path near the west door of the church. |
Type
| Overall type: Cross. |
Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for. |
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| Description: A white limestone wheel cross on a tapered pedestal and perpendicular base. The 6 o’clock face of the cross has moulded borders and a plain shaft bearing an inscription and the 6 and 9 o'clock faces of the pedestal bear the WW1 and WW2 names respectively. The base has a carved wreath centred on the 6 o’clock face. The inscription and names are inlaid in upright capital block lettering. Glossary |
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Inscription
| 6 o'clock face of cross: |
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| IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF HARTSHORNE WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-18. |
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| 6 o'clock face of pedestal: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JOHN ALLEN THOMAS BALDWIN WILLIAM BENBOW JOHN BENNETT JAMES BLOOD ALBERT E. BOOTH FREDERICK BRAZIER RICHARD BUXTON WILLIAM CANNER - WALTER CARVER JOHN EATON - JOHN GILBERT GEOFFREY GOTHERIDGE - JAMES HALLAM FREDERICK T. HYDE - SAMUEL E. HYDE TOM H. HYDE - THOMAS KING TOM JAMES - FRANK MASTERS T. WILFRED MEAKIN - J. HERBERT PEGG GEORGE ROOME - ALBERT SABINE WILLIAM SMITH - SAMUEL STALEY HAROLD TWELLS - SYDNEY WALKER JOHN WALTON - BAILEY WEBSTER ALBERT WEBSTER - PERCY WINFIELD |
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| 6 o'clock face of base: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS." | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 o'clock face of pedestal: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ALSO IN MEMORY OF RONALD E. ASHFORD FREDERICK S. BAZALGETTE MAURICE W. BLOCKLEY GEORGE CLAMP GEORGE DAWSON JOSEPH H. HALLAM T. REGINALD LUNN STEPHEN G. MEAKIN FREDERICK T. SUTTON CYRIL J. A. TAYLOR WHO FELL IN THE WAR 1939-45 PETER JACKSON |
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Administration
Local authorities:
From WW1: Hartshorne Parish Council; Hartshorne and Seals Rural District Council. Derbyshire County Council.
From WW2: Hartshorne Parish Council; Repton Rural District Council. Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Hartshorne Parish Council; South Derbyshire District Council. Derbyshire County Council.
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