Memorial Title

F Stead

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial to Fred Stead added to a gravestone in St Luke's Churchyard, Whaley Thorns, Derbyshire.

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Locations

Last known location:
St Luke''s Churchyard
Portland Rd
Whaley Thorns
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
NG20 9HB

NGR:
SK 5325 7113 ±10m
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Location details:
The memorial is northeast of the church.

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, oblong, limestone headstone is nowy headed with recessed and chamfered sides and has a Christograph in a foliated oval in relief at the head. A horizontal foliated frieze runs through the oval and a narrow incised border drops from it on both sides. The inscription is inlaid in mixed styles of mainly upright capital lettering. The headstone surmounts an oblong stone base with bevelled top on oblong kerbs with the mason's details inlaid at the foot.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Headstone	Limestone	1275	655	80	Fair
Base	Limestone	410	760	2300	Fair
Kerbs	Limestone	c300	c800	c1900	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

Headstone:

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

In Loving Memory of
JOHN SHAW STEAD,
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
OCTOBER 10TH. 1923,
IN HIS 77TH. YEAR.
Also
FRED STEAD,
SON OF THE ABOVE,
KILLED IN THE GREAT WAR
OCTOBER 9TH. 1918,
IN HIS 25TH. YEAR.
“MAY THEY REST IN PEACE.”
Also ANNIE,
BELOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE,
DIED MAY 24TH. 1934,
AGED 77 YEARS.
“REST IN PEACE.”

Foot of kerbs:

BORROWDALE
& SONS
WORKSOP

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Stead family

Local authorities:
From WW1: Bolsover Parish Council; Bolsover Urban District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From WW2: Scarcliffe Parish Council; Blackwell Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Scarcliffe Parish Council; Bolsover District Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History and Conservation

Unknown date: The memorial was made by Borrowdale and Sons, monumental masons of Worksop.

28th July, 2010: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition.

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