Listed Building record MDR13732 - War Memorial, St Stephen's Churchyard, Station Road, Ockbrook

War memorial, St Stephen's Churchyard, Station Road, Ockbrook, erected c1920. 'A memorial cross to the First World War. The memorial takes the form of a gabled timber cross on a stone plinth, set upon a stepped stone base. The cross carries a bronze figure of Christ by Mowbrays of London. The stonework was by Samuel Hodgkinson of Borrowash.' (1) From the National Heritage List for England: 'Summary First World War memorial, erected 1920. Reasons for Designation The First World War memorial in St Stephen's churchyard, Borrowash, erected in 1920, is listed 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: as a dignified wooden cross memorial with affixed bronze sculpture of the crucified Christ. History The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. One such memorial was unveiled in October 1920 in churchyard of St Stephen’s in Borrowash to commemorate the men of the church who fought and died during the conflict. It takes the form of a calvary cross and comprises stonework by Samuel Hodgkinson of Borrowash and a bronze sculpture of the crucified Christ by Alfred Mowbray and Company of Oxford. Details First World War memorial, erected 1920, with stonework by Samuel Hodgkinson of Borrowash and a bronze sculpture of the crucified Christ by Alfred Mowbray and Company of Oxford. MATERIALS: its base and plinth are of sandstone, the cross is of oak and the canopy was re-covered with slate in the early C21. PLAN: it is octagonal on plan. DESCRIPTION: the memorial faces north-west and takes the forms of a calvary cross. It comprises a two-step base, a deep plinth and a canopied oak cross supporting a bronze sculpture of the crucified Christ. The north-west face of the plinth is inscribed: ‘IN / GRATEFUL MEMORY OF / THE HEROIC DEAD / 1914 – 1919’. A second inscription at the base of the plinth reads: ‘GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, / THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS’. No names are recorded on the memorial. 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 Books and journals Johnson, M, Walking Around Borrowash (1995), 22 Websites War Memorials Register, accessed 10 July 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/57138 War Memorials Online, accessed 7 July 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/231660.' (2)