Memorial Title

2Lt R C Riggott

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial communion rail in Christ Church, Stonegravels, Chesterfield, commemorating 2Lt R C Riggott.

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Locations

Last known location:
Christ Church
Sheffield Rd (B6057)
Stonegravels
Chesterfield
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
S41 7JH

NGR:
SK 38520 72301
(From online digital mapping.)

Location details:
The church is at the rear of the Parish Centre. The memorial is in the side chapel at the eastern end of the south aisle.

Type

Overall type: Communion rail

Overall condition: Fair The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for.

Description:

An oaken communion rail with a brass commemorative plaque. The moulded rail is supported on chamfered uprights and shaped buttresses-style brackets and has a pair of hinged gates at the centre. The openings contain gothic arches with pierced tracery of cusped trefoils. A small brass plaque is attached to the face of the rail bearing an incised inscription in upright capital block lettering.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Communion rail	Oak	750	4360	275	Fair
Plaque	Brass	40	155	1	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

THIS COMMUNION RAIL WAS GIVEN BY JAMES A RIGGOTT
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF HIS DEAR WIFE LOUISA ANNIE RIGGOTT
WHO DIED DEC. 3RD. 1934
AND OF THEIR SON 2ND. LT. R. C. RIGGOTT
KILLED IN ACTION SEPT. 20TH. 1917.

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 parochial church council.

Local authorities:
From WW1: Chesterfield Parish Council; Chesterfield Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: (Unparished); Chesterfield Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History

14th September, 2016: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Anne Branson. It was in fair condition and cared for.

References

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Comments

Thanks to David Nightingale, John Holmes and Wendy Pockson of Christ Church and the Chesterfield St Helen's and District Local History Society for their assistance and provision of material in researching this memorial.

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