Description

SK 40 55 NE
8/21

ALFRETON
MARKET PLACE
(centre)
War Memorial and Railings

GV
II

War memorial and railings. c1927. Ashlar and bronze. Wide square base with
railings to edge; bulbous shaped posts with chain links between; memorial has
panelled base with moulded plinth and tall square pier over with bronze plaques
to 3 sides. West and east sides have low ramped buttresses against the base and
a short way up the pier. Ramped tops have carved decoration. All but south
side of pier have carved shields set in cartouches near the top. South side has
laurel leaf circle to head of the plaque. Surmounting the pier is a bronze statue
of a soldier with a gun in one hand and his other arm round the shoulder of a young
girl. Base of statue is inscribed 'W A 1927'.

Listing NGR: SK4091655764

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.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• War Memorial and Railings at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q26402770

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Recommended Books

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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)