Derby War Memorial Village


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Reference WMO/290289

Address:

Sinfin Avenue

Allenton

DE24 9JB

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Other
Location: External
Setting: Roadside
Description: Memorial Homes/Alms Houses
Materials:
  • Brick Brick
  • Glass Glass
  • Metal Metal (any)
  • Other Other
  • Stone Granite
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: Constructed between 1949-1955, Derby War Memorial Village comprises of 20 acres of land donated by the Town Council with accommodation ranging from bungalows to 2-storey homes for disabled former members of HM forces, the Emergency services and others. The foundation stone was laid on 27 June 1949 by HRH The Princess Elizabeth accompanied by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. The Estate includes part of Chellaston Road, Darwin Avenue, Edinburgh Crescent. Merrill Way, Mountbatten Close, Spencer Avenue and Walton Avenue, as well as Sinfin Avenue. Several of the homes have plaques noting the donations. On 22 June, 1949 Medals and newspapers were placed into a time capsule by Alderman C F Bowmer, Mayor of Derby. It was then taken to the works of Cox Bros and Co (Derby) Ltd where it was sealed by Mr John Geeson, chief lead burner. It was then taken to F Garratt and Son in Derwent Street where it was placed in a cavity at the back of the foundation stone by Ald C R Bates, vice chairman of the War Memorial Council, and cemented in. On 22 May, 1950 The key to the first completed house was handed to the tenant by Ald C F Bowmer JP, Mayor of Derby at a ceremony on the site. c1994 The village was extended to the east of Walton Avenue, with four new bungalows. On Sinfin Avenue there is also a black bench with a frame of square tubular metal with the seat formed from horizontal rails. The backrest is formed from sheet metal cut to portray a silhouette of the London skyline with two Spitfires above, a spray of red poppies to the left and inscriptions above and below. Also on Sinfin Avenue there is a polished, black granite obelisk on a square two-stepped base commemorating the 70th anniversary of the village. Inscriptions are incised on the 6 o'clock and 12 o'clock faces in gilded, upright, mainly sentence case, roman lettering. Also on Sinfin Avenue there is a bench recording two peoples' years of service to the village which is a A black bench with a frame of square tubular metal with the seat formed from horizontal rails. The backrest is formed from sheet metal cut to portray a silhouette group of WW1 infantrymen standing by a battlefield grave marker. The scene is surrounded by coils of barbed wire with a spray of red poppies to each side. The main inscription is cut through the top and bottom rails and a small tablet at the top bears a supplementary inscription in black sentence case lettering.; also a bench to George Arthur Hibbert, Vice President of the Village which is a black bench with a frame of square tubular metal with the seat formed from horizontal rails. The backrest is formed from sheet metal cut to portray a silhouette group of WW1 infantrymen standing by a battlefield grave marker. The scene is surrounded by coils of barbed wire with a spray of red poppies to each side. The main inscription is cut through the top and bottom rails and a small tablet at the top bears a supplementary inscription in black sentence case lettering. There are several other benches as well. Other bungalows were given by Aiton and Co, British Railways Derby Workshop, one given by public subscription (all on Sinfin Avenue), Ford and Weston Ltd (Building Contractors)- on Spencer Avenue, The Sherwood Foresters Regimental Association, Derby Technical College, Derby Carnival Committee, Allenton British Legion and one by public subscription (all on Walton Avenue)
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Original dedication tablet: DERBY WAR MEMORIAL VILLAGE ;Foundation stone: IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN AND WOMEN OF/ DERBY WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES FOR FREEDOM IN THE/ WORLD WAR, 1939-1945/ THE FOUNDATION STONE OF THIS/ MODEL VILLAGE FOR THE DISABLED/ PROVIDED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION/ WAS LAID BY/ H.R.H. THE PRINCESS ELIZABETH,/ ACCOMPANIED BY/ H.R.H. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH,/ ON THE 27TH. JUNE 1949; The Extension Dedication Tablet: War Memorial Village, Derby/ Foundation stone laid June 1949/ by/ HRH The Princess Elizabeth/ Extended June 1995/ Rededicated August 1997/ by/ The Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire/ Mr J. K. Bather, J.P.; The Longdon and Co. Bungalow- GIVEN BY THE DIRECTORS/OF MESSRS. F. LONGDON/& CO.LTD., OF DERBY; The Derby Co-operative Provident Society Ltd Bungalow-GIVEN BY DERBY/CO-OPERATIVE PROVIDENT SOCIETY LIMITED; The Rolls Royce Ltd Bungalow-GIVEN BY ROLLS-ROYCE LTD.,/IN MEMORY OF THE MEN/AND WOMEN OF DERBYSHIRE/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR/THEIR COUNTRY 1939-1945; The Public Subscription Bungalow-GIVEN BY/PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION; The D Day bench-LEST WE FORGET/D - DAY; The obelisk commemorating 70 years of the village- 6 o'clock face: The War Memorial Village/ Derby/ 70th Anniversary/ 1949 ~ 2019/ This monument was/ unveiled by/ HRH THE PRINCESS ROYAL/ on 18th July 2019/ "The living owe it to those/ who no longer can speak/ to tell their story for them"; 12 o'clock face- Commissioned/ by the Trustees/ Mr Harvey Jennings/ Mr John Jennings TD/ Wg Cdr Malcolm Young MBE/ Mr Mel Martin/ Mr Micky Doyle/ Mr Andrew Wall MBE/ Reverend Norma Bracewell/ Mr Alan Grimadell/ Cllr Ross McCristal/ Mrs Sarah Smith; With the kind support of; Derby City Council Derby Homes Ltd; The Middleton/Bates bench-Main inscription- LEST WE FORGET/NEVER FORGOTTEN; Supplementary inscription: Mrs Mary Middleton MBE and Mr Derek Bates/For all the years of loyal service to/the War Memorial Village Derby/"GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN"; The Hibbert Bench-Main inscription: LEST WE FORGET/WE WILL REMEMBER THEM; Supplementary inscription: THIS SEAT IS DEDICATED TO GEORGE ARTHUR HIBBERT/HONORARY VICE PRESIDENT OF THE WAR/MEMORIAL VILLAGE/FOR COMMITMENT TO THE VILLAGE AND ASSISTING/SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN/FOR THE PAST 60 YEARS/AND TO ALL VILLAGERS PAST AND PRESENT.; A general WW1 bench-1914 - THE GREAT WAR - 1918/AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING/WE WILL REMEMBER THEM; The Aiton and Co. Bungalow- PRESENTED BY/THE EMPLOYEES OF/AITON & CO., LTD.; The British Railways Derby Workshops Bungalow-GIVEN BY THE EMPLOYEES OF/THE VARIOUS OFFICES AND/WORKSHOPS OF THE/BRITISH RAILWAYS DERBY/IN MEMORY OF THOSE/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR/THEIR COUNTRY 1939 - 1945; The Public subscription bungalow (one on Sinfin Avenue and another on Walton Avenue)- GIVEN BY/PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION; The Ford and Weston Bungalow-GIVEN BY FORD & WESTON LTD.,/IN MEMORY OF ALL EMPLOYEES/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR/THEIR COUNTRY 1935-1945 AND/IN RECOGNITION OF THOSE WHO/SERVED IN THE FIGHTING AND/CIVIL DEFENCE FORCES; The Sherwood Foresters Regimental Association Bungalow-GIVEN BY THE SHERWOOD FORESTERS/REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATION IN/MEMORY OF THE MEN WHO HAVE/SERVED IN THE SHERWOOD FORESTERS; The Derby Technical College bungalow-THIS DWELLING WAS BUILT BY/SUBSCRIPTIONS RAISED BY/THE STUDENTS OF/DERBY TECHNICAL COLLEGE/1951 - 1955; The Derby Carnival Committee bungalow-GIVEN BY/THE DERBY CARNIVAL COMMITTEE/FROM FUNDS RAISED/BY CARNIVALS; The Allenton British Legion Bungalow- GIVEN BY THE ALLENTON BRANCH/ OF THE BRITISH LEGION

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