Memorial Title

Pte T B Cowey

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial to Pte Thomas Cowey added to a gravestone at St John the Baptist's Churchyard, Tibshelf, Derbyshire

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Locations

Last known location:
St John the Baptist's
Churchyard
High St (B6014)
Tibshelf
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
DE55 5NU

NGR:
SK 44074 60838 ±5m
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Location details:
Southeast of the church, near the corner of the path.

Type

Overall type: Addition to gravestone.

Overall condition: Poor. The inscription is legible.

Description:

An addition to the lettering on a family gravestone. The tall, white marble headstone has a pointed arch top with a moulded edge and a broad decorative border in relief. The recessed sides have attached colonnettes and at the head is a spray of lilies of the valley in relief in a triangular panel. The inlaid inscription is in mixed styles of mainly upright capital lettering. The headstone originally surmounted an oblong white marble base with moulded top but it has been removed and laid on the surface of the grave with the head resting on the base. The grave has plain oblong white marble kerbs bearing the maker's name inlaid at the foot.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Headstone	White marble	1515	755	100	Fair
Base	White marble	200	915	255	Fair
Kerbs	White marble	c50	915	1945	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

Headstone:

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	First World War (1914-1919)	Totals
Action	Unspecified
Number died	1	1
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names	1	1

In Loving Memory of
PHYLLIS
[THE BELOVED WIFE] OF
[JOHN COUPE]
WHO DIED MARCH 18TH. 1910.
AGED 33 YEARS.
THO [LOST TO] SIGHT TO MEMORY EVER DEAR.
ALSO BROTHER OF THE ABOVE
PTE. THOMAS BERTRAM COWEY.
EAST KENT REGIMENT (THE BUFFS.)
BORN OCT.ER. 9TH. 1893.
KILLED IN ACTION OCT.ER. 9TH. 1916.
UNTIL THE DAY BREAK, AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY.

[Some lettering missing.]

Foot of kerbs:

AVERY

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Coupe and Cowey families.

Local authorities:
From WW1: Blackwell Parish Council, Blackwell Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Blackwell Parish Council, Bolsover District Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History and Conservation

Unknown date: The memorial was made by Avery, monumental mason.

11th July, 2017: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in poor overall condition.

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