Denver and District War Memorial

Heritage listing

Details DESCRIPTION: Denver and District war memorial is located at Denver village centre junction, where Sluice Road and Whin Common Road meet, prominently situated on an open green space. It is in close proximity to the Grade II-listed Hardwick House and to the south-west of the Grade II*-listed Church of St Mary. The memorial comprises a Portland stone Latin cross-head on a slender hexagonal shaft, atop a hexagonal plinth bearing inscriptions, below which is a four-stepped hexagonal base. The principal dedication is the First World War inscription carved in relief on the north face of the plinth. The names are on the other faces of the plinth, recorded below the place name of where they lived, and are in incised lettering that is painted black. The six names of the Second World War casualties were added later; five to the uppermost step of the base immediately beneath the principal dedication, and the other beneath the names for Fordham. The principal inscription reads TO THE/ HONOURED/ MEMORY OF/ THOSE WHO/ FELL IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1919/ ALSO/ 1939 – 1945 SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: The memorial is enclosed by six stone posts* with a chain* hung between them. * Pursuant to s1 (5A) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 ('the Act') it is declared that these aforementioned features are not of special or historic interest. This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 3 July 2017.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.