Memorial Title

E Wilcox

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial comprising an addition to a gravestone in St Leonard's Churchyard, Scarcliffe commemorating Ernest Wilcox.

Images

Click on a thumbnail to see a larger image.
Further images may be available on request.

Locations

Last known location:
St Leonard's Churchyard
Main St
Scarcliffe
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
S44 6TD

NGR:
SK 49510 68798 ±5m

Location details:
By the boundary wall, northwest of the church.

Type

Overall type: Addition to gravestone.

Overall condition: Poor. The inscription is legible.

Description:

Additional lettering on a family gravestone. The white marble kerbstones have chamfered faces bearing the inlaid inscriptions in upright capital block lettering and the makers' mark at the foot.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Kerbs	White marble	300	1835	2090	Poor
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

West kerb:

IN LOVING MEMORY OF Albert Hugh, BELOVED HUSBAND OF
ANNIE M. WILCOX, DIED MAY 10TH. 1930, AGED 68 YEARS.

North kerb:

ALSO THEIR SON Ernest Wilcox,
KILLED IN ACTION SEPT. 3RD. 1916, AGED 24 YEARS.

East kerb:

PEACE PERFECT PEACE

Foot of kerbs:

E & H JACKSON
MANSFIELD

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

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Wilcox family.

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

History

Unknown date: The memorial was made by E & H Jackson, monumental masons of Mansfield.

10th February, 1979: The memorial lies within the Scarcliffe Conservation Area first designated on that date.

2nd March, 2012: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in poor condition. The kerbs had been displaced but the inscription remained legible.

References

Comments

Can you add to or correct anything on this page? Let us know.