Derbyshire County Council


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Reference WMO/243621

Address:

County Hall

Smedley Street

Matlock

DE4 3AG

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Non freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Inside a building - public/private
Description: Board/Plaque/ Tablet
Materials:
  • Timber Oak
Lettering: Unknown
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: An oak board in two sections but presented as a single memorial. Upper section, presumably the original WW1 memorial, is of classical design with a pediment, finials and frieze at the head, two square pilasters on each side and a central panel bearing the inscription. Lower section is of slightly darker wood and has three simple panels on an oak plinth. The whole sits on a painted wooden base. The frieze inscription is in upright capital roman lettering carved in relief, those on the panels are in gilded upright capital roman lettering.
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Frieze: 1914 REMEMBER 1918 Upper panel: PRO DEO/ ET PATRIA/ (Names)/ ERECTED BY STAFF OF THE DERBYSHIRE/ COUNTY COUNCIL IN MEMORY OF THEIR/ COMRADES WHO FELL IN THE WARS OF/ 1914 - 1918 : 1939 - 1945 Lower panel: (Names)

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