Memorial Title

Church of St Mary

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 and WW2 war memorial cross at the Church of St Mary, Rosliston, Derbyshire.

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Locations

Last known location:
Churchyard
Church of St Mary
Main St
Rosliston
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
DE12 8JW

NGR:
SK 24333 16807 ±5m
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Location details:
The memorial is outside the south door of the church.

Type

Overall type: Cross

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

Description:

Originally a wooden canopied crucifix on a stone base but the base was later replaced in brickwork. The plain wooden cross has a wooden board canopy and bears a bronze figure of Jesus surmounted by a bronze scroll bearing the letters INRI. Below the figure are two metal plaques, that on the 6 o'clock face bearing the WW1 inscription and that on the 3 o'clock face added later and bearing the WW2 inscription. The oblong base was originally of mortared random rubble but the replacement is of blue bricks, the upper ones with chamfered edges. The whole surmounts an oblong concrete foundation.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Cross	Wood	1900	1050	200	Fair
Figure	Bronze	c950	c700	c300	Fair
Plaque	Bronze	c75	c250	c5	Fair
Plaque (WW1)	Metal	c250	c150	c10	Fair
Plaque (WW2)	Metal	c250	c150	c10	Fair
Base	Stone	470	850	850	Lost
Base	Blue brick	480	565	555	Very good
Foundation	Concrete	c250	c1200	c1200	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

Plaque on 6 o'clock face:

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

THIS
CALVARY
WAS ERECTED
IN MEMORY OF
THOSE WHO
GAVE THEIR
LIVES IN THE
GREAT WAR
1914-1918

Plaque on 3 o'clock face:

BY THIS SAME
CALVARY
WE COMMEMORATE
THOSE OF THIS
PARISH WHO
GAVE THEIR
LIVES IN THE
WORLD WAR
1939-1945

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Parochial Church Council

Local authorities:
From WW1: Rosliston Parish Council; Repton Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Rosliston Parish Council; South Derbyshire District Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History and Conservation

Unknown date c1920: The memorial was installed.

Unknown date c1940: The WW2 plaque was added.

23rd May, 2008: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in poor condition: the base was crumbling although the remainder of the memorial was in fair condition.

Unknown date c2014: The base was replaced.

11th March, 2019: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition and cared for.

References

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Comments

A notice inside the church states that “… the remaining stone of the churchyard cross (fourteenth century) forms the socket of the present calvary given in memory of those fallen in the Great War 1914-1918.”

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