There are two memorials, the first is referred to as the Barlow Cross and stands in the grounds of St Lawrence Church, Barlow, North East Derbyshire and takes the form of a carved crucifix with a curved cover standing on a three circular stepped based stone; it commemorates those who died in World War 1 but has no inscription or names listed on it as far as we can ascertain. The second commemorates both World War 1 and World War 2 and can be found within St Lawrence Church, Main Road (B6051), Barlow, and takes the form of a rectangular tablet mounted to the wall; a black border surrounds the tablet and the inscription and names are in black lettering. There are 22 names listed for World War 1 and 9 for World War 2, 31 names in all. The names transctribed have been collated as one list as on the memorial and we ahve tried to split World War 1 from World War 2; in the World War 1 newspaper article about the unveiling there are names listed not on the memorial that have been included here some may be listed under the wrong conflict.

Extract from Derbyshire Times - Saturday 13 August 1921, page 8:

WAR MEMORIAL CROSS.

Another feature was the dedication of the war memorial. This consists of the old churchyard stone cross which has been restored and surmounted by an oaken figure of the Saviour and the Cross. These are let in under a little semi-circular roof to protect the image from the effects of weather, and the whole gives an impression of one of those little wayside Calvary's so often come across by troops in their wanderings through France and Flanders. The old cross itself is of stone, the centre column standing on four circular tiers, and the only touch of inscription is just a record of the year of the close of hostilities-1918. It is the intention to place a tablet bearing the names of the fallen in a prominent place in the church in the near future.

The names of the fallen are as follows :—John Crookes, Fred Margereson, Vernon Brunt, Charles Clayton, Joe Millington, Ernest Bramhall, John Jenkinson, Harry White, Morris Fletcher, Henry Howarth, Wilfred Turner, Raymond Platts, Vernon Holleby, Albert Smith, William Young, George Jenkinson, Roy Kingston, William Clydesdale, George Tetlow, Harry Wilson, George Hampson, Alfred Wright, and Frederick Gordon Ward.

A special form of service was used. After preliminary prayers at each appointed place, Dr. Abraham dedicated the respective additions, sprinkling the gifts with holy water by means of a bunch of hyssop. and also censing them. He was accompanied by the Vicar, together with the Rev. A. R. Webb, who is the curate at Barlow, and the Rev. S. Heeley, of Stewton, near Louth. After having gone round the interior of the church, the Bishop and clergy wended their way into the churchyard, followed by the congregation, for the dedication and unveiling of the memorial. The Vicar drew aside the folds of the Union Jack which encircled the cross, when the Bishop dedicated the memorial and read aloud the names of the fallen. The procession then returned into the church for the conclusion of the service, other clerg y amongst the congregation being the Rev. E. C. Mackenzie (Old Brampton), Rev. L. C. Cutlack (Newbold), and the Rev. C. H. Fisher (Calow).

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Extract from Derbyshire Times - Saturday 19 November 1927, page 15:

BARLOW.

On Armistice Day a short service was held in Barlow Church. On Sunday at the memorial service conducted by the Vicar (the Rev. E. W. Lumley) the ex-Servicemen, headed by the Barlow Band, marched to church. A wreath was placed over the memorial tablet, the names of the fallen were read, and the " Last Post" sounded. The Band played the National Anthem and accompanied the singing of the hymn " O God, our help." The organist, Mr. Leonard, played Kipling's "Recessional."