Memorial Title
G V Peat
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial to George Peat added to a gravestone in Alfreton Cemetery, Derbyshire.
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Locations
| Last known location: Alfreton Cemetery Rodger's La Alfreton Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE55 7FF NGR: SK 41234 55959 ±5m (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: Against the eastern boundary, between the main entrance and the heritage centre. |
Type
| Overall type: Addition to gravestone. |
Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible. |
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| Description: An addition to a headstone on a family grave. The low, roughly dressed grey granite headstone has a shallow rounded arch top and the face has an oblong recessed panel with a finely dressed finish bearing the inlaid inscription in upright capital block lettering. It surmounts an oblong granite base. Glossary |
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Inscription
| Headstone |
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| IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE SONS OF RALPH & REBECCA PEAT WILFRED RAINES, DIED JUNE 3RD. 1928, AGED 36 YEARS. ALSO GEORGE VERNON, 8TH. SEAFORTHS, KILLED IN ACTION JULY 16TH. 1916, AGED 19 YEARS. INTERRED VERMELLES. "BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART." |
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Administration
Custodian: Presumed to be the Peat family.
Local authorities:
From WW1: Alfreton Parish Council; Alfreton Urban District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Alfreton Town Council; Amber Valley Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History and Conservation
9th February, 2018: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition although the lettering had acquired a mottled grey patina which rendered legibility difficult against the mottled grey granite.
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