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Memorial Title

A N Eyre

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial to Arthur Eyre comprising additional lettering on a family gravestone at Spital Cemetery, Chesterfield.
Images
Setting Grave Inscription Click on a thumbnail to see a larger image.
Further images may be available on request.
Locations
Last known location:
Spital Cemetery
Hady Hill (A632)
Spital
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
Nearest postcode:
S41 0DZ

NGR:
SK 39037 70692 ±5m
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Location details:
Southwest of the chapel, next to the main 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 grey granite monument comprises a square battered pillar surmounted by a capstone, and set on moulded pedestal and plinths and a plain base. Some faces of the pillar, pedestal and plinth have panels surrounded by a narrow raised border and bearing incised inscriptions mainly in upright capital block lettering. The stone is accompanied by oblong kerbs.

Glossary
Components:

Component Material Height Width Depth Condition
Capstone Granite c400 730 730 Fair
Pillar Granite 1145 6055 615 Fair
Pedestal Granite c500 c800 c800 Fair
Plinth Granite c340 1025 1025 Fair
Base Granite 340 1295 1295 Fair
Kerbs Sandstone 200 8100 5500 Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.
Inscription
6 o'clock face of pillar: 9 o'clock face of pillar:
In
Loving Memory
of
THOMAS EYRE,
BORN APRIL 25. 1873. DIED APRIL 15. 1926
ALSO
EMMA EYRE,
WIFE OF ABOVE
BORN MARCH 17. 1872. DIED SEPT. 13. 1955
In
Loving Memory
of
JOHN ISAAC EYRE
BORN JAN 18. 1861. DIED SEP 20. 1925
WINIFRED
DAUGHTER OF
JOHN ISAAC & ELIZA EYRE,
BORN NOV. 29TH. 1886, DIED JAN 11TH. 1887.
ALSO MARJORIE, THEIR DAUGHTER
BORN AUG. 5TH. 1895, DIED SEP 22ND. 1897
ALSO ARTHUR NOEL EYRE,
SON OF THE ABOVE
KILLED IN ACTION SEP. 26. 1918
AGED 26 YEARS.
ALSO OF
ELIZA EYRE,
WIDOW OF THE ABOVE
JOHN ISAAC EYRE,
WHO DIED FEB. 22ND. 1939,
AGED 80 YEARS
6 o'clock face of pedestal:
JOHN MARSHALL,
BORN JULY 4. 1853.
DIED SEP. 30. 1908.
ALSO
BERTRAM OSWALD MARSHALL
SON OF THE ABOVE
BORN MAY 16. 1888. DIED AUG. 5. 1926.
6 o'clock face of plinth:
ALSO LEONARD SON OF JOHN & SARAH ANN MARSHALL,
BORN JUNE 8TH. 1886, DIED DEC. 18TH. 1889.
ALSO SARAH ANN MARSHALL WIDOW OF JOHN MARSHALL
WHO DIED NOV. 21ST. 1932, AGED 73 YEARS.

12 o'clock face of pillar:
Conflicts and people named:
Conflict First World War (1914-1919) Totals
Action Not specified
Number died 1 1
Number served and returned 0 0
Total names 1 1
In Loving Memory
of
ISAAC EYRE
BORN FEB. 18TH. 1835, DIED JUNE 6TH. 1901.
ALSO REBECCA EYRE
WIFE OF THE ABOVE
DIED JAN 9. 1908. AGED 74 YEARS
ALSO LEONARD, SON OF
ISAAC & REBECCA EYRE,
BORN FEB 21ST. 1866, DIED DEC. 30TH. 1885
ALSO ELIZABETH, THEIR DAUGHTER,
BORN NOV. 5TH. 1862, DIED SEP 21ST. 1877,
ALSO JOSEPH, THEIR SON,
BORN JULY 30TH. 1857 DIED MAR 20TH. 1871
AND RICHARD, THEIR SON,
BORN SEP. 15TH. 1864, DIED FEB. 25TH. 1866
INTERRED AT STAVELEY
Administration
Custodian: Presumed to be the Eyre 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.
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