Memorial Title

B H Smith

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial to Brian Smith comprising an addition to a family gravestone in St John the Baptist's Churchyard at Tideswell, Derbyshire.

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Locations

Last known location:
St John the Baptist's
Churchyard
Commercial Rd (B6049)
Tideswell
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
SK17 8NE

NGR:
SK 15288 75827 ±5m
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Location details:
Northeast of the church.

Type

Overall type: Addition to gravestone.

Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible.

Additional lettering to the inscription on a headstone on a family grave. The tall sandstone headstone has a pointed arch top with hollowed shoulders, recessed sides and a spray of flowers in relief in a triangular panel at the head. The incised inscription is mainly in upright capital block lettering. The headstone surmounts an oblong sandstone base with bevelled top and is accompanied by oblong sandstone kerbs.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Headstone	Sandstone	1300	765	100	Fair
Base	Sandstone	200	930	280	Fair
Kerbs	Sandstone	150	930	1960	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

In Loving Memory of
MARY JANE,
THE BELOVED WIFE OF
BRIAN HAIGH HILL,
WHO DIED SEP. 28. 1912.
AGED 63 YEARS.
GOD'S FINGER TOUCHED HER AND SHE SLEPT
ALSO BRIAN HAIGH SMITH
GRANDSON OF THE ABOVE,
AND SON OF ARTHUR & ELIZA SMITH
KILLED IN ACTION AT FESTUBERT.
[FRANCE] MAY 16. 1915.
AGED 19 YEARS.
ALSO THE ABOVE
BRIAN HAIGH HILL,
DIED MAR 26. 1934,
AGED 84 YEARS

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

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Hill and Smith families.

Local authorities:
From WW1: Tideswell Parish Council; Bakewell Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Tideswell Parish Council; Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History

17th April, 1951: The memorial lies within the Peak District National Park designated on that date.

2nd September, 1981: The memorial lies within the Tideswell Conservation Area first designated on that date.

27th April, 2017: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition.

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