Danesmoor War Memorial
Corner of Pilsley Lane and Guildford Lane, Danesmoor, Derbyshire, S45 9BU
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1430663
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jan-2016
- List Entry Name:
- Danesmoor War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Corner of Pilsley Lane and Guildford Lane, Danesmoor, Derbyshire, S45 9BU
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1430663
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jan-2016
- List Entry Name:
- Danesmoor War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Corner of Pilsley Lane and Guildford Lane, Danesmoor, Derbyshire, S45 9BU
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For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- Corner of Pilsley Lane and Guildford Lane, Danesmoor, Derbyshire, S45 9BU
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Derbyshire
- District:
- North East Derbyshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Clay Cross
- National Grid Reference:
- SK4025763195
Summary
First World War memorial, 1922, with later additions.
Reasons for Designation
Danesmoor War Memorial, unveiled in August 1922, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Design: a well-executed memorial that depicts a soldier holding a rifle and bayonet.
History
The memorial was unveiled by Captain HH Jackson MC and the local curate Reverend W Howley on 11 August 1922. The memorial was paid for by public subscription and the mason was Mr George Platts. It had been proposed for Danesmoor to share a memorial with the nearby village of Clay Cross, but local residents chose to erect their own memorial. The blade of the sculpted bayonet was subsequently broken off the memorial. The southern face originally bore two plaques shaped as unfurled scrolls with an inlaid inscription, both of which were removed and replaced with plaques that included the names of those who fell in the Second World War.
Details
The memorial, set on a paved area, consists of a white marble carved figure of a soldier holding a rifle and bayonet standing in front of a tree stump with his foot resting on a spent shell case. The sculpture is set on a concrete square pedestal and square base, with a total height of 2.3m. Attached to the southern face of the pedestal is a square bronze plaque that reads TO / OUR GLORIOUS DEAD / 1914 – 1918 / 1939 – 1945. Beneath this is a second, larger plaque that bears an inscription in raised lettering that reads 1914 – 1918 WAR. Below this are the names of those who fell in the First World War with their rank and regiment. The plaque also reads 1939-1945 WAR. Below this are the names of those who fell in the Second World War with their rank and regiment.
The memorial is surrounded by a low lying stone wall with an opening at the front.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 4 September 2015 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/685
War Memorials Online, accessed 4 September 2015 from http://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/node/121793
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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