Memorial Title

Pte W R Maddocks

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a war memorial commemorating Pte William Maddocks added to a gravestone in All Saints’ Churchyard, Mackworth, Derbyshire.

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Locations

Last known location:
All Saints' Churchyard
Lower Rd
Mackworth
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
DE22 4NG

NGR:
SK 31994 37736 ±5m
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Location details:
The church is at the eastern end of Lower Rd, at the junction with Church La. The memorial is roughly in the middle of the western half of the graveyard (the left when entering on the path).

Type

Overall type: Addition to gravestone

Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible.

Description:

An addition to the wording on a family gravestone. The tall limestone headstone has a pointed arch top, triple-stepped and sloping shoulders and recessed sides. It has a narrow inlaid border with an ornate Christograph inlaid at the head and an inlaid inscription in mixed styles of lettering. The headstone surmounts an oblong base with bevelled top.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Headstone	Limestone	1270	710	75	Fair
Base	Limestone	c80	810	225	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
RICHARD MADDOCKS
WHO ENTERED INTO REST
JANY. 21, 1892,
AGED 66 YEARS.
"I WILL GIVE YOU REST"
WE MISS THEE WHEN THE MORNING DAWNS,
WE MISS THEE WHEN THE NIGHT RETURNS,
WE MISS THEE HERE, WE MISS THEE THERE,
FATHER, WE MISS THEE EVERYWHERE.
ALSO OF PTE. WILLIAM R. MADDOCKS
AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE.
ELDER SON OF RICHARD & ALICE MADDOCKS
WHO LAID DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY
JUNE 2ND. 1916, AGED 27 YEARS.
WE SHALL MEET THEE IN THE MORNING LIGHT

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	First World War (1914-1919)	Totals
Action	Not stated
Number died	1	1
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names	1	1

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Maddocks family.

Local authorities:
From WW1: Mackworth Parish Council, Belper Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Mackworth Parish Council, Amber Valley Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History and Conservation

5th September, 1994: The Mackworth Conservation Area was designated: the memorial lies within it.

10th April, 2018: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson. It was in fair condition.

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