War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial

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A square pillar and pedestal on a base and plinth. There are various cornices and designs on each face including a Latin cross at the centre and a wreath at the base, both in relief. The pedestal has a plain capstone at the top and a moulded frieze at the bottom with hollowed upper surface, and there are recessed panels on each face containing the names of the dead in three columns. The octagonal base comprises a wall, the top course of which is dressed and the lower two are rough hewn.
Title

War Memorial

Date

1923

Medium

limestone & sandstone

Measurements

H 400 x W 93 x D 93 cm

Accession number

DE5_HC_S089

Acquisition method

purchased by public subscription

Work type

War memorial

Owner

All Saints Church

Custodian

All Saints Church

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

1923

Access

at all times

Inscription description

pillar, front: 1914 / 1919; pedestal, rear: OUR GLORIOUS DEAD / (names); base, front: ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH / WHO MADE THE GREAT SACRIFICE; pedestal, left, right and rear: (names); base, left: ALSO IN MEMORY / OF THE MEN FROM THE / URBAN DISTRICT OF RIPLEY / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR / 1939 - 1945; tablet, front: 1939 - 1945 WAR / (names); tablet, right and rear: (names); tablet, left: GERMANY 1947 / (name) / MALAYA 1948 / (name) / KOREA 1951 / (name) / IRAQ 1954 / (name) / GERMANY 1970s / (name) / AFGHANISTAN 2007 / (name) / IRAQ 2007 / (name)

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Located at

Church Street, Ripley

DE5 3BU

In the grounds of All Saints Church.