The Derbyshire stone memorial stands in the northern end of the Market Place and is in the form of a Cenotaph with lawned gardens surrounding it. There are 54 men from World War I commemorated and 19 men from World War II. The memorial was unveiled by General Lord Horne of Stirkoke on 1st May 1921.
The 6-metre high, square-plan column rises from a pedestal and a two-stepped base. It is ornamented with wreaths carved in low relief on each face at its foot, and a narrow laurel leaf and ribbon band towards the top.
The inscription on the front (north) face of the pedestal reads:
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN
FROM THIS TOWN
WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 – 1919
THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE”
and below that:
IN TOKEN OF SORROW FOR THEIR LOSS
OF PRIDE IN THEIR VALOUR
1939 – 1945
The First World War names (list:
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The memorial is Grade II-listed (Historic England List Entry Number: 1458135
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