Memorial Title

LCpl F Bulcock

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial to LCpl Fred Bulcock comprising additional lettering on a family gravestone at Spital Cemetery, Chesterfield.

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Locations

Last known location:
Spital Cemetery
Hady Hill (A632)
Spital
Chesterfield
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
S41 0DZ

NGR:
SK 39015 70784 ±5m
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Location details:
About half way between the main gate and the chapels.

Type

Overall type: Addition to gravestone.

Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible.

Description:

An addition to the lettering on a stone on a family grave. The grave bears a limestone tablet in the style of a reclining unfurled scroll on a chamfered base and incorporating a further tablet in the style of an open book leaning against the scroll. A further white marble tablet leaning against the base is also in the style of an open book. All three tablets bear inlaid inscriptions in upright capital lettering, some of which is missing or damaged. The grave is surrounded by oblong chamfered limestone kerbs.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Tablet	Limestone	360	545	910	Fair
Base	Limestone	70	1045	680	Fair
Tablet	White marble	230	320	180	Fair
Kerbs	Limestone	190	990	2235	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

Tablet (scroll):

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

[IN LOVING MEMORY OF
JOHN THE BELOVED] HUSBAND
OF MARY BULCOCK
[DIED MARCH 5TH.] 1907,
AGED 55 YEARS.
HIS END [WAS] PEACE.
[ALSO MARY,
WIFE OF THE ABOVE
DIED NOV. 12TH. 1931
AGED] 78 [YEARS.
"UNDER HIS WINGS."]

Tablet (book against scroll):

OH PERFECT
REST OH
[CALM REPOSE]
WHERE [LIVES]
CLEAR [...]
AM [...]
TY [...]

AND WE
[SHALL SING
WITHOUT
... ...
NO ...
THERE]

Tablet (book against base):

[IN LOVING] MEMORY OF
[LANC.CPL. FRED
BULCOCK R.S.F.]
KILLED [ON] THE [SOMME]
JULY 9. 1916
AGED 28 YEARS.

[Some letters missing or damaged.]

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Bulcock family.

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

History

16th August, 2017: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition although some of the lettering was damaged or missing.

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