Bickerton War Memorial

MATERIALS: Darley Dale sandstone.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial comprises a circa 4m tall Celtic-style wheel-head cross with interlace detailing in relief, which is set upon an angular, tapered shaft, with chamfered edges. The shaft stands upon a rectangular plinth with a chamfered base and inscriptions to all four sides. The plinth is set upon a three-stepped, rectangular base.

On the E facing side of the plinth is a carved cross beneath which the inscription in incised letters reads TO THE HONOURED MEMORY / OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH / WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES / IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1919. The names of seven men who fell in the Second World War are inscribed upon the E facing side of the plinth beneath the inscription ALSO OF THE 1939 – 1945 WAR. The inscription “GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS” is carved upon the chamfered base of the plinth beneath.

The names of 33 men who fell in the First World War are inscribed upon the N and S facing sides of the plinth. A second inscription to the W facing side of the plinth reads THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE.

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, 26 January 2017.