Memorial Title

Gnr W Meakin

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW2 war memorial to Gnr William Meakin 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 44077 60835 ±5m
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Location details:
Southeast of the church, near the path.

Type

Overall type: Addition to gravestone.

Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible.

Description:

An addition to the lettering on a family gravestone. The low sandstone headstone is in the style of an open book with an inlaid inscription in mostly upright capital block lettering. A further oblong tablet towards the foot of the grave bears an inscription in similar style. Both stones are slightly inclined and are supported by stone stands. They are accompanied by oblong sandstone kerbs with further inscriptions on broad the chamfered faces, and with the maker's details at the foot, however the long kerbs have been disturbed and one has been overturned.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Headstone	Sandstone	470	610	75	Fair
Stand	Sandstone	230	150	150	Fair
Tablet	Sandstone	310	390	35	Fair
Stand	Sandstone	150	185	75	Fair
Kerbs	Sandstone	200	895	2160	Poor
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

Headstone:

Tablet:

PROUD AND LOVING
MEMORIES OF
GNR. WILLIAM MEAKIN
R.A.
DEAR HUSBAND OF
EDIE AND SON OF
GEORGE & AGNES.

WHO DIED AT SEA
A PRISONER OF WAR
NOV. 23RD. 1942,
AGED 31 YEARS.
[WE] BLESS THE YEARS
THAT HE WAS OURS.

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
ERNEST MEAKIN,
DIED 25TH. DECEMBER 1962,
AGED [70] YEARS.

North kerb:

[IN LOVING MEMORY] OF
GEORGE [MEAKIN], DIED MAY 26TH. 1948, AGED 82 YEARS.
HE LIVED FOR THOSE HE LOVED, AND THOSE HE LOVED REMEMBER.

South kerb:

AGNES MEAKIN, DIED FEB. 8TH 1954, AGED 84 YEARS.
RE-UNITED.

Foot of kerbs:

BURGIN.
RIPLEY.

[Some lettering damaged or missing.]

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	Second World War (1939-1945)	Totals
Action	Unspecified
Number died	1	1
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names	1	1

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Meakin family.

Local authorities:
From WW2: 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 Burgin, monumental mason of Ripley.

11th July, 2017: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair overall condition: the components were intact and the inscriptions legible, but the kerbs had been displaced and overturned.

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