SK2956 : War Memorial and Memorial Garden, Cromford
taken 12 years ago, near to Cromford, Derbyshire, England
War Memorial and Memorial Garden, Cromford
The War Memorial in the Memorial Gardens is inscribed with the names of the 18 men of Cromford who died in the Great War - the "war to end all wars".
After the Second World War, 10 further names were added.
The inscription on the plaque reads:
IN
IMPERISHABLE MEMORY OF THE MEN OF CROMFORD
WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
IN THE GREAT WAR
1914-1919
"THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"
(SK2956 : Dedication Plaque, Cromford War Memorial)
Commissioned by Arkwright around 1780 to attract working families to his mechanised cotton mills in Cromford. The interior layout of those in North Street are well described in Clive Aslet's 'The English House (Bloomsbury 2008, Cap.10)'.