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Title
War Memorial and Railings
Date
1927
Medium
ashlar & bronze
Accession number
DE55_HC_S111
Acquisition method
purchased by public subscription
Work type
War memorial
Owner
Alfreton Town Council
Custodian
Alfreton Town Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
31st July 1927
Listing date
25/05/88
Access
at all times
Signature/marks description
base of statue: W A 1927
Inscription description
plaque, front: TO THE / GLORY OF GOD / AND IN MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF / ALFRETON / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 – 1918 // “LIVE THOU FOR ENGLAND / WE FOR ENGLAND DIED”; base: LEST / WE / FORGET; plaque, right: FOR KING AND COUNTRY / 1939 – 1945 / (names): plaques, rear: FOR KING AND COUNTRY / (names)
