10 MARCH 1917, Page 14

VILLAGE CROSSES.

[To THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR."] Sm,—The village of Church Brampton is not the only place where a Cross has been set up to record the patriotism of its people. In the early days of the war such a memorial was promised at a cost of st100 by Mr. F. C. Arkwright, of Willersley, near Matlock, to the village or town in the county of Derby which sent the largest number of volunteer recruits in proportion to its popula- tion. The calculation was made before Lord Derby's scheme came into operation, and Barrow-on-Trent is the proud possessor of a most beautiful Cross.—I am, Sir, &e., CHARLES E. B. BOWLES. The Nether House, Wirksworth.