Fairfield Village War Memorial:
As stated above a Project was launched in 2010 to raise the funds for the erection of a new
free standing War Memorial to commemorate the War dead of the village of Fairfield.
On 24 June 2016 Rev Carl Edwards, St Peter’s Church, Fairfield wrote: "Four years ago as
we began to approach the centenary commemorations of the outbreak of WWI we felt that it
would be appropriate to have a memorial outside, accessible to everyone, to serve as a focal
point to remember the fallen and to provide an inspiration (for those who wish to do so), to
pray for peace in our troubled world. Our original intent was to have something appropriate in
place, in time for the centenary commemorations.
Although within St Peter’s Church Fairfield there is a memorial window and roll of honour
listing the names of those who gave their lives in the two great wars of the twentieth century,
there is no memorlal anywhere else within the parish. Burbage has a war memorial, Harpur
Hill has a war memorial, Buxton has a war memorial, the surrounding villages have war
memorials.
We would like to honour those from Fairfield who gave their lives in conflict by having a war
memorial in a prominant place which is easily accessible to the community. 2014 will mark
the centenary of the outbreak of the first world war. It would be appropriate to have a
memorial in place ready to commemorate those who have made the ultimate sacrifice.”
Clearly this aim could not be achieved, but the ultimate goal was finally achieved later that
year and the new Memorial was dedicated in September 2016 (see above).
It bears the names of the "Fairfield Fallen" contained on the Memorials inside the Church -
see below for names.