Memorial Title
F Bingham
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial to Frank Bingham 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 44075 60831 ±5m (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: Southeast of the church, near the path. |
Type
| Overall type: Addition to gravestone. |
Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is intact but illegible. |
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| Description: An addition to the lettering on a family gravestone. The low grey polished granite headstone has a flat top with a raised panel on the battered face bearing an incised inscription in mixed case upright lettering. The headstone is accompanied by a recumbent oblong sandstone tablet bearing a further inscription incised in upright capiital roman lettering, and by oblong grey granite kerbs bearing a further inscription incised on a chamfer at the foot and the maker's name at the corner. Glossary |
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Inscription
| Headstone: |
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| IN MEMORY OF [Thomas Bingham BORN DEC ... 18... DIED SEPT. 28TH ...] ALSO HIS SON Frank Bingham (ROYAL MARINES R.N.[...]) KILLED IN ACTION AUG. 27TH. [1918] ALSO [Mary] Ann WIFE OF THOMAS [BINGHAM] BORN DEC. 9TH. [...] DIED [NOV 6TH ...] |
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| ALSO Margaret Nadin, DAUGHTER DIED SEPT 14TH 1944. |
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| DOROTHY CHRISTINE WILSON DIED 24TH MAY 1978 AGED 71 YEARS. ALSO GEORGE WILSON DIED 13TH MAY 1982 AGED 81 YEARS. |
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| A.P.M. [The speckled grey granite stones bear clearly cut inscriptions which are in good condition but which are extremely difficult to read due to the lack of contrast with the background.] |
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Administration
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
11th July, 2017: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair overall condition: the components were intact and sound but the inscription was barely legible.
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