Memorial Title

E Inch

Summary

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

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Locations

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

Nearest postcode:
S41 0DZ

NGR:
SK 39010 70672 ±5m
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Location details:
Southwest of the chapel, close to the southern boundary.

Type

Overall type: Addition to gravestone.

Overall condition: At risk. The inscription is legible but the memorial is damaged and becoming overgrown.

Description:

Additional wording on a family memorial comprising a sandstone cross on a three stepped base. At the centre of the plain latin cross is a Christograph in relief within a quatrefoil panel. The plain oblong steps have shallow bevelled tops and bear inscriptions on the 6 o'clock and 9 o'clock faces incised in upright, capital, mainly block lettering. However, the conjoined cross and top step have become detached and laid back against the 12 o'clock face.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Cross	Sandstone	950	510	95	Poor
Base	Sandstone	580	775	610	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

12 o'clock face:

In Loving Memory of
OUR DEAR MOTHER
EMILY INCH,
WHO DIED AUG. 2ND. 1913. AGED 61 YEARS.
ALSO OUR DEAR BROTHER ERNEST,
YOUNGEST SON OF THE ABOVE KILLED IN ACTION
WHILST SERVING IN THE R.F.A. IN FRANCE,
ON SEP. 29TH. 1917 BURIED N.E. OF YPRES.
AGED 23 YEARS.
TIS SWEET TO KNOW WE'LL MEET AGAIN,
WHERE [PARTINGS] ARE NO MORE

[Inscription partly obscured.]

9 o'clock face:

JOHN HENRY INCH
WHO DIED NOV. 22ND. 1932
AGED 75 YEARS.

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	First World War (1914-1919)	Totals
Action or event	Not stated
Number died	1	1
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names	1	1

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Inch family

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

History and Conservation

21st February, 2020: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. Overall it was in fair condition and the inscription was legible, but the upper part had been detached and was overgrown with vegetaion.

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