Memorial Title

H Poundall

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial vase commemorating Herbert Poundall in St Giles's Churchyard, Old Matlock, Derbyshire.

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Locations

Last known location:
St Giles's Churchyard
Church St
Matlock
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
DE4 3BZ

NGR:
SK 29920 59825 ±5m
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Location details:
Northwest of the church, on the right side when walking up the hill, close to the cliff edge.

Type

Overall type: Vase.

Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible.

Description:

A flower vase added to a CWGC war grave. The oblong concrete vase has a slate tablet on the face bearing an incised inscription in upright capital block lettering which may once have been gilded but is now somewhat faded. The vase accompanies a CWGC headstone which forms part of the war grave but is not part of this memorial.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Vase	Concrete	350	440	c240	Poor
Tablet	Slate	320	345	c5	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF
MY DEAR HUSBAND
HERBERT POUNDALL
DIED NOV 14TH 1917
AGED 20 YEARS
NOT MY WILL BUT THINE O LORD

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

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Poundall family.

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

History and Conservation

October 1980: The memorial lies within the Old Matlock Conservation Area first designated in that month.

19th September, 2017: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition although the edges of the concrete vase have suffered from crumbling and the tablet was disfigured by lichen.

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Comments

Although Herbert Poundall is named on the accompanying headstone, that is his CWGC War Grave so is not classified as a war memorial according to the definition adopted by most heritage organisations. Further details of the headstone may be obtained from the CWGC website.

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