Memorial Title

W North

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a war memorial to William North comprising additional lettering on a family gravestone at Spital Cemetery, Chesterfield.

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Locations

Last known location:
Grave 2061
Spital Cemetery
Hady Hill (A632)
Spital
Chesterfield
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
S41 0DZ

NGR:
SK 39075 70781
(from online digital mapping)
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Location details:
About 40m north of the chapel close to the path.

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 stone is a square battered pillar surmounted by a veiled urn on a stepped capstone, and set on a moulded and stepped plinth and plain base. The vertical arisses of the pillar have stopped chamfers and the faces are recessed with a wreath in relief at the head of each. Three of the four faces bear incised inscriptions mainly in upright capital decorative lettering. The stone is accompanied by oblong kerbs which bear the grave number.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Capstone and sculpture	Sandstone	950	685	685	Fair
Pillar	Sandstone	1040	595	595	Fair
Plinth	Sandstone	370	915	915	Fair
Base	Sandstone	175	1145	1145	Fair
Kerbs	Sandstone	590	4860	2760	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

6 o'clock face:

9 o'clock face:

In Loving Memory
of
ANN,
WIFE OF
GEORGE NORTH,
WHO DIED DEC. 25. 1870,
AGED 54 YEARS.
ALSO
THE ABOVE NAMED
GEORGE NORTH,
WHO DIED DEC. 28. 1870,
AGED 54 YEARS.
ALSO JOHN, BROTHER OF
THE ABOVE NAMED
GEORGE NORTH,
WHO DIED JULY 22. 1875,
AGED 64 YEARS.

In Loving Memory
of
JANE,
THE BELOVED DAUGHTER OF
GEORGE AND
ANN NORTH,
FORMERLY OF CHESTERFIELD,
DIED IN LONDON
FEB. 12. 1900.
INTERRED AT LITTLE ILFORD
CEMETERY.
ALSO OF CHARLES NORTH,
SON OF GEORGE AND
ANN NORTH,
BORN OCTOBER 1. 1843,
DIED DECEMBER 28. 1908.

3 o'clock face:

West kerb:

In Loving Memory
of
WILLIAM,
SON OF GEORGE AND
ANN NORTH,
SGT INSTR IN MUSKETRY
2ND 24TH REGIMENT
DIED AT CHATHAM
JAN. 24. 1878,
AGED 36 YEARS.

2061

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	Non-combat death in service	Totals
Action	Not specified
Number died	1	1
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names	1	1

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the North family.

Local authorities:
From 19th century: Chesterfield Parish Council, Chesterfield Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Chesterfield Borough Council (unparished); Derbyshire County Council.

History

13th September, 2017: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition although the stone has settled and now leans.

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