Memorial Title

B Goodlad

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a Boer War memorial to Benjamin Goodlad 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 39091 70750 ±5m
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Location details:
About 20m northeast of the chapel.

Type

Overall type: Addition to gravestone.

Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible.

Description:

An addition to the lettering on a headstone on a family grave. The tall sandstone headstone has a trefoil top, recessed sides, and an incised inscription in mainly upright capital lettering. The headstone surmounts an oblong base with a moulded top.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Headstone	Sandstone	1485	750	75	Fair
Base	Sandstone	200	920	265	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

In Loving Memory of
ISABELLA
THE BELOVED WIFE OF
HENRY GOODLAD
WHO DIED JANUARY 25TH 1899
AGED 54 YEARS
ALSO
BENJAMIN
SON OF THE ABOVE
OF THE [9TH] DERBYSHIRE REGIMENT
WHO DIED AT PRETORIA
SOUTH AFRICA JUNE 22[...] 1900
AGED 27 YEARS
THOU OH HOST TO [... ...] TO [MEMORY] DEAR

[Some lettering obscured by algae.]

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	Second Boer War (1899-1902)	Totals
Action	Non-combat death in service
Number died	1	1
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names	1	1

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Goodlad family.

Local authorities:
From WW1: 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 some lettering was obscured by algae.

References

Picture the Past; Photograph NCCN001302 is reported to be of the Volunteer Company, Sherwood Foresters (Derbyshire Regiment) prior to leaving the Depot at Normanton Barracks, Derby for foreign service in South Africa. The name list on the back includes two Goodlads.

Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald; 7th July, 1900 p5: a report of the death of Benjamin Goodlad from enteric fever.

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