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Latitude: 53.2617 / 53°15'42"N
Longitude: -1.2185 / 1°13'6"W
OS Eastings: 452224
OS Northings: 374138
OS Grid: SK522741
Mapcode National: GBR MZXQ.ZH
Mapcode Global: WHDFD.78ZV
Plus Code: 9C5W7Q6J+MH
Entry Name: War Memorial
Listing Date: 23 March 1989
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1108960
English Heritage Legacy ID: 79289
ID on this website: 101108960
Location: Creswell, Bolsover, Derbyshire, S80
County: Derbyshire
District: Bolsover
Civil Parish: Elmton with Creswell
Built-Up Area: Creswell
Traditional County: Derbyshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Derbyshire
Church of England Parish: Elmton St Peter
Church of England Diocese: Derby
Tagged with: War memorial
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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