Cromford War Memorial

Garden of Remembrance, Cromford, Derbyshire, DE4 3QE

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First World War memorial, 1919, with later additions for the Second World War. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1436081
Date first listed:: 06-Jul-2016
List Entry Name:: Cromford War Memorial
Statutory Address:: Garden of Remembrance, Cromford, Derbyshire, DE4 3QE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1436081
Date first listed:: 06-Jul-2016
List Entry Name:: Cromford War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: Garden of Remembrance, Cromford, Derbyshire, DE4 3QE

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: Garden of Remembrance, Cromford, Derbyshire, DE4 3QE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Derbyshire
District:: Derbyshire Dales (District Authority)
Parish:: Cromford
National Grid Reference:: SK2960756942

Summary

First World War memorial, 1919, with later additions for the Second World War.

Reasons for Designation

Cromford War Memorial, which stands in the Garden of Remembrance at the junction of Market Place and Derby Road, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * 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; * Architectural interest: an elegant memorial cross; * Group value: the memorial stands to the south of Willersley Castle Grade II-registered park and within Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site.

History

Cromford War Memorial was unveiled by Sergeant Major Gillott and dedicated by the Bishop of Southwell on 13 July 1919. Commemorating 18 local men who died during the First World War, it cost circa £260; the land and £100 were donated by Mr FC Arkwright. Following the Second World War the names of ten men who fell in that conflict were added.

Details

The memorial stands in a Garden of Remembrance to the south of the junction of Market Place and Derby Road, close to Willersley Castle (Grade II) and within the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. It comprises a canopied Crucifixion raised on an octagonal shaft, surmounting a rectangular pedestal on a three-stepped base. The cross head, shaft, and pedestal are in Stancliffe stone. The base is made of limestone and is surrounded by a square paved area.

The principal dedicatory inscription, in raised lettering on a bronze plaque on the front of the pedestal, reads IN/ IMPERISHABLE MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF CROMFORD/ WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919./ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE." The First World War names are listed on bronze plaques to the left and right sides of the pedestal. A rectangular bronze plaque fixed to the front of the upper step reads 1939 1945/ (10 NAMES).

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 Online, accessed 25 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/165026
War Memorials Register, accessed 18/05/2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/14503

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.