Derbyshire War Memorials, Pte A Northern

Memorial
Title

Pte A Northern

Images

Locations

Last known location:
St John the Evangelist's
Churchyard
St John's Road (B6159)
Newbold
Chesterfield
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
S41 8PE

NGR:
SK 37150 73590 ±5m

Location details:
Near the centre of the cemetery.

Type

Overall type: Addition to Gravestone.

Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible.

Description:

An addition to a white marble headstone on a family grave. The headstone has a reversed curve top and recessed sides. The inscription is inlaid mainly in upright capital block lettering with the maker's name at the foot. The headstone is accompanied by plain oblong kerbstones.

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Headstone	White marble	1465	790	75	Fair
Kerbs	White marble	150	790	1960	Poor
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

Headstone:.

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	First World War (1914-1919)
Number died	1
Number served and returned	0
Total names	1

In
Loving Memory
OF THOMAS
THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF
LYDIA NORTHERN,
WHO DIED MARCH 29TH. 1923, AGED 69 YEARS
REST IN PEACE.
ALSO
PTE. ALBERT NORTHERN, 203776, S. STAFF
SON OF THE ABOVE,
WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR JAN. 1ST. 1918,
AGED 27 YEARS.
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN.
ALSO
LYDIA, THE BELOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED SEPT 26TH. 1928, AGED 74 YEARS.
AT REST.

Foot of headstone:

R. O. RHODES

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Northern family

Local authorities:
From WW1: Newbold and Dunston Urban District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1922: Chesterfield Borough Council (unparished); Derbyshire County Council.

History

1920s: The memorial was made by R O Rhodes, monumental mason.

9th October, 2013: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition although one of the long kerbs had been displaced.

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