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Listed Building: WAR MEMORIAL, ELMTON ROAD (1108960)

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Grade II
Authority Historic England
Volume/Map/Item 1261, 5, 119
Date assigned 23 March 1989
Date last amended

Description

'SK 57 SW PARISH OF ELMTON WITH CRESWELL ELMTON ROAD,CRESWELL 5/119 (South Side) War Memorial II War memorial. c1918, by Borrowdale of Worksop. Portland stone ashlar. Set on a base of two steps, square in plan, enclosed by eight obelisks linked by chains. Tapering pedestal with stepped and moulded base and moulded cap. The sides inscribed Sacred to the Memory of the Brave Men of this Parish who fell in the Great War 1914-1919 and with the names of those men of the parish who gave their lives in the two world wars, and of one who died in Korea in 1953. Lettering in lead. Also inscribed Borrowdale/Sculptor/Worksop. Surmounted by a life size sculpture of a soldier in First World War uniform. Listing NGR: SK5222474138 This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 25 January 2017.'

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Sources (1)

  • Listed Building File: Historic England. 2011. The National Heritage List for England. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1108960?section=official-list-entry.

Map

Location

Grid reference SK 52224 74138 (point)
Map sheet SK57SW
Civil Parish ELMTON, BOLSOVER, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

Feb 24 2023 8:06PM

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