Biggin-by-Hartington War Memorial
Biggin-by-Hartington War Memorial, Main Street at junction with Drury Lane, Biggin-by-Hartington, Buxton, SK17 0DL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1494485
- Date first listed:
- 15-Sept-2025
- List Entry Name:
- Biggin-by-Hartington War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Biggin-by-Hartington War Memorial, Main Street at junction with Drury Lane, Biggin-by-Hartington, Buxton, SK17 0DL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1494485
- Date first listed:
- 15-Sept-2025
- List Entry Name:
- Biggin-by-Hartington War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Biggin-by-Hartington War Memorial, Main Street at junction with Drury Lane, Biggin-by-Hartington, Buxton, SK17 0DL
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Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- Biggin-by-Hartington War Memorial, Main Street at junction with Drury Lane, Biggin-by-Hartington, Buxton, SK17 0DL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Derbyshire
- District:
- Derbyshire Dales (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Hartington Nether Quarter
- National Park:
- Peak District
- National Grid Reference:
- SK1548859345
Summary
A First World War memorial erected in 1921, with later additions for the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
Biggin-by-Hartington War Memorial is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
Historic interest:
* as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20.
Architectural interest:
* as an example of a well-carved obelisk.
History
The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. This was the result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and also the official policy of not repatriating the dead: therefore, the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. One such memorial was raised at Biggin-by-Hartington, Derbyshire as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the eight members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War.
The memorial is located at the junction between Main Street and Drury Lane, close to the Church of St Thomas. It sits at the centre of a small, triangular garden surrounded by a low rubble stone wall and stone paving. The entrance to the garden is to the north-west of the memorial and is flanked by stone piers. The memorial is believed to have been erected in 1921.
An additional inscription to honour the four parishioners who fell during the Second World War was subsequently added.
Details
A First World War memorial erected in 1921, with later additions for the Second World War.
MATERIALS: constructed from pink granite.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial is in the form of an obelisk on a pedestal with a bevelled top, both of polished pink granite. The pedestal sits on a dressed stone plinth of unpolished pink granite with a chamfered edge. The base of the memorial is rough-hewn pink granite.
There are engraved and gilded inscriptions on three sides of the monument which read as follows:
North-west face; Obelisk: IN/ HONOUR/ OF/ THOSE WHO/ FELL FOR/ LIBERTY IN/ THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918Ā
Pedestal: (four names; First World War)
North-east face; Obelisk: 1939-45 (two names)
Pedestal: (two names; First World War)
South-west face; Obelisk: 1939-45 (two names)
Pedestal: (two names; First World War)
Sources
Websites
War Memorial Register: Biggin War Memorial, accessed 22.07.2025 from https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/14403
Derbyshire War Memorial: Biggin, accessed 22.07.2025 from https://derbyshirewarmemorials.com/ddales/14403/14403.html
Other
āHartington Nether Quarter Parish Council Minutesā (1921) (Derbyshire Archives)
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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