Ault Hucknall War Memorial

Summary

First World War memorial, 1920, with later additions for the Second World War.

Reasons for Designation

Ault Hucknall War Memorial, situated at the junction of Mill Lane and Hodmire Lane in Ault Hucknall, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reason:
* Historic Interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, and the sacrifice it has made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Design: an imposing obelisk in the Classical style.

History

In April 1919 a War Memorial Committee was formed to consider the recommendation of Ault Hucknall Annual Parish Meeting that a local war memorial be raised. The Committee applied for a suitable piece of land for a memorial cross, in the road junction near Stainsby Mill. This plot was gifted by the Duke of Devonshire for the purpose.

The memorial was executed by George Platts of Stainsby, who was also responsible for the war memorials at Danesmoor, Dronfield and New Houghton (all in Derbyshire). It was unveiled at a very well-attended Parade Service by the Marquess of Hartington on 14 November 1920. An additional inscription commemorating those who fell in the Second World War was added to the memorial following that conflict.

Details

The memorial stands on a small green at the junction of three roads near Stainsby Mill (Grade II-listed). Approximately 3m tall, it is built of Stancliffe stone from Darley Dale and consists of an obelisk rising from the shallow cornice of a square plinth. The plinth stands on a square, three-stepped, base. Previously railed, the area around the memorial is gravelled and now enclosed by a chain suspended from nine timber posts.

An inscription on the south face of the obelisk reads THE/ GLORIOUS DEAD/ 1914 – 1918, and on the east face THE/ GLORIOUS DEAD/ 1939 – 1945. The plinth bears the dedicatory inscriptions and commemorated names:

(south face) ERECTED IN GRATEFUL AND LOVING MEMORY/ TO THE BRAVE MEN OF AULT HUCKNALL/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ (14 NAMES)

(north face) (18 NAMES)/ THEIR NAMES SHALL ENDURE FOR EVER.

(east face) (7 NAMES)

All the inscriptions are incised and filled with black paint.

This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 25 January 2017.

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 22/05/2015 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/667
War Memorials Online, accessed 25 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/140221

Other
"Heath, Holmewood, Doe Lea, and Glapwell", The Derbyshire Courier, 26 April 1919, p2
"Heath, Holmewood, Doe Lea, and Glapwell", The Derbyshire Courier, 28 June 1919, p6
"To Honour The Dead", The Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald, 20 November 1920, p5

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