Memorial Title

L Cantrill

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW2 war memorial to Leonard Cantrill added to a family gravestone in Holy Trinity Churchyard, Tansley, Derbyshire.

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Locations

Last known location:
Holy Trinity Churchyard
Church St
Tansley
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
DE4 5FH

NGR:
SK 32302 59911 ±5m
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Location details:
To the east of the church.

Type

Overall type: Addition to gravestone.

Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible.

Description:

An addition to the lettering on a family gravestone which comprises a low white marble headstone with a flat top and in the style of an open book on a flat panel with a vertical panel of foliage in relief to each side. The inscription is inlaid in several styles of upright, mainly capital, lettering. The headstone is accompanied by oblong white marble kerbs.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Headstone	White marble	715	855	85	Fair
Kerbs	White marble	205	870	1920	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

In Loving
Memory of
WILLIAM
CANTRILL
DIED APRIL 3RD. 1944
AGED 49 YEARS.

Also of
his beloved wife
ANNIE
ELIZABETH
DIED MAY 10TH. 1978
AGED 82 YEARS.

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	Second World War (1939-1945)	Totals
Action	Unspecified
Number died	1	1
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names	1	1

ALSO THEIR
LEONARD

DEAR SON
KILLED IN ACTION
NORTH AFRICA 1943

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Cantrill family.

Local authorities:
From WW2: Tansley Parish Council, Matlock Urban District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Tansley Parish Council, Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History

11th April, 2017: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition.

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