Memorial Cross - St Michael & All Angels - Taddington, Derbyshire - World War I Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com

Combined WWI and WWII memorial cross at St Michael & All Angels' church, Taddington.

"A Brincliffe Blue Stone monument comprising a cross of on a two-stepped pedestal, plinth and two-stepped base within a walled plot. At the centre of the cross is a pelican in her piety in relief and the four limbs contain interwoven strapwork in relief. At the top of the tapered shaft is a robed figure of St Michael bearing a sword with further interwoven strapwork below. The two-stepped pedestal has battered faces and bevelled top and bears the incised inscription on its faces in upright capital roman lettering coloured black. The plinth has vertical faces and a chamfered top. The two steps have vertical faces, the lower one being of concrete."

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The inscription reads -
6 o'clock face:

TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN EVERLASTING TESTIMONY TO THE
SACRIFICE MADE BY THE INHABITANTS OF
TADDINGTON
DURING THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918.
Bare your heads, ye that pass by.

THESE GAVE THEIR LIVES
(Names)
AND DURING THE WAR 1939-1945
(Names)

9 and 3 o'clock faces:

THESE ALSO SERVED
(Names)

Names on memorial -
Killed in WWI:
F. W. BEAVEN
G. W. GOODWIN
C. MYCOCK
G. MYCOCK
J. MYCOCK
B. M. ROBERTS

Killed in WWII:
J. D. MALTHOUSE
C. J. SMALLEY

These also served:

W. ANDREWS	F. HAMBLETON	R. B. MELLOR	W. PROCTOR
R. W. BEAVEN	W. HAMBLETON	J. W. B. MELLOR	R. SPENCER
W. O. BOWN	G. B. JOHNSON	J. W. METTAM	J. H. SKIDMORE
C. R. COOPER	I. LIMER	J. MYCOCK	G. STONE
A. COLLINS	P. LONGDEN	J. NAYLOR	J. TURNER
H. C. DAKIN	J. B. MELLOR	T. NAYLOR	J. H. WOOD
W. J. DAKIN	G. W. MELLOR	W. N. NETTLETON	H. V. WRIGHT
J. GREGORY	J. MELLOR	J. OLIVER

 

Private or Public Monument?: Other Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Not Known Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe Website for this Monument: [Web Link] Physical Address of Monument: St Michael & All Angels Taddington, Derbyshire England SK17 9TR Rate this waymark: Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: Not listed

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