|
| Home | Search | About war memorials | About us | Other projects |
|
Memorial Title J Bircumshaw
|
|
Summary
|
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial to Joseph Bircumshaw added to a gravestone at Ault Hucknall, Derbyshire.
|
|
Images
|
|
|
|
Click on a thumbnail to see a larger image. Further images may be available on request.
|
|
|
Locations
|
Last known location: Cemetery Hodmire La Ault Hucknall Derbyshire
|
Nearest postcode: S44 5QH
NGR: SK 46718 65196 ±5m (Map opens in new window.)
|
Location details: The cemetery is on the south side of the road opposite St John the Baptist's Church in the centre of the village. The memorial is about half way along the boundary with the road, close to the hedge.
|
|
|
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, grey, sandstone headstone has a pointed arch top with moulded borders, recessed sides and a floral design in relief in a trefoil panel at the head. The incised inscription is mainly in upright capital block lettering. The headstone surmounts an oblong base with bevelled top and is accompanied by oblong kerbs.
Glossary
|
Components:
Component |
Material |
Height |
Width |
Depth |
Condition |
Headstone |
Sandstone |
1470 |
760 |
80 |
Fair |
Base |
Sandstone |
200 |
915 |
245 |
Fair |
Kerbs |
Sandstone |
170 |
915 |
1840 |
Fair |
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.
|
|
|
|
Inscription
|
IN LOVING MEMORY OF FRANCES ELLEN, THE BELOVED WIFE OF WILLIAM BIRCUMSHAW WHO DIED DEC. 27.
1922. AGED 54 YEARS. "BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART FOR THEY SHALL SEE GOD." ALSO JOSEPH, SON OF
THE ABOVE KILLED IN ACTION AT YPRES, MAY 6. 1915 AGED 26 YEARS. ALSO WILLIAM, HUSBAND OF THE
ABOVE WHO DIED APRIL 1. 1935, AGED 67 YEARS. RE-UNITED.
|
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 |
|
|
|
Administration
|
Custodian: Presumed to be the Bircumshaw family.
Local authorities: From WW1: Ault Hucknall Parish Council; Blackwell Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council. From 1974: Ault Hucknall Parish Council; Bolsover District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
|
|
History and Conservation
|
1974: The Hardwick and Rowthorne Conservation Area was extended, and the memorial lies within it.
28th March, 2018: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition.
|
|
References
|
—
|
|
Comments
|
Can you add to or correct anything on this page? Let us know.
|
|
Page © Roy Branson
|