Memorial Title

2Lt A C Brooke Taylor

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial to 2Lt Arthur Brooke Taylor added to a gravestone in Bakewell Cemetery, Derbyshire.

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Locations

Last known location:
Bakewell Cemetery
Yeld Rd
Bakewell
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
DE45 1FJ

NGR:
SK 21643 67968 ±5m

Location details:
Towards the northern end of the cemetery, south of the lodge and between the main path and the adjacent road (Burton Edge).

Type

Overall type: Addition to gravestone.

Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible.

Description:

An addition to a memorial stone on a family grave comprising a sandstone cross on a pedestal and base. The 6 o'clock face of the wheel cross bears a design of interlaced strapwork in Anglo-Saxon style and the battered pedestal bears an incised inscription on its faces in upright capital block lettering. The oblong base bears a similar incised inscription on its face.

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Cross	Sandstone	1340	565	170	Fair
Pedestal	Sandstone	540	710	550	Fair
Base	Sandstone	160	750	570	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

6 o'clock face of pedestal:

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

MARY JOYCE BROOKE TAYLOR.
BORN SEPTEMBER 15. 1889.
FELL ASLEEP JULY 14. 1913.
HERBERT BROOKE TAYLOR,
BORN 6TH. OCTOBER 1855,
FELL ASLEEP 20TH.FEBRUARY 1923,
MARY TAITT BROOKE TAYLOR.
WIFE OF HERBERT BROOKE TAYLOR,
BORN AUGUST 17TH. 1862,

6 o'clock face of base:

FELL ASLEEP MARCH 22ND. 1927.

9 o'clock face of pedestal:

DOROTHY GRIGOR
BROOKE TAYLOR,
BORN 19TH. DECEMBER 1886.
DIED 15TH. FEBRUARY 1945.
HERBERT CLIFFORD
BROOKE - TAYLOR.
AUGUST 19TH. 1886.
NOVEMBER 27TH. 1955.

12 o'clock face of pedestal:

ARCHABEL ELSIE MARIAN
BROOKE - TAYLOR.
BORN 16TH. JANUARY 1889.
DIED 27TH. JANUARY 1964.
JOHN CUTHBERT BROOKE-TAYLOR
NOV. 22ND. 1916 - APRIL 10TH. 1990
BARBARA JOAN BROOKE-TAYLOR
NEE BARROW
OCT. 25TH. 1921 - JAN. 29TH. 2011

3 o'clock face of pedestal:

TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY OF
ARTHUR
CUTHBERT BROOKE TAYLOR.
LIEUT 6TH. BATT MANCHESTER REGT.
BORN MARCH 15. 1888.
KILLED IN ACTION IN GALLIPOLI,
JUNE 4 1915.
"BE WAKEFUL ENGLAND
YET FORGET NOT THEM WHO SLEEP."

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Brooke Taylor family.

Local authorities:
From WW1: Bakewell Parish Council; Bakewell Urban District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Bakewell Town Council; Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History

9th December 2015: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition.

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