Memorial Title

Pte W H Woodiwiss

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial addition to a gravestone commemorating Pte Walter Woodiwiss 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 29925 59824 ±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: Addition to gravestone.

Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible.

Description:

Additional lettering on a headstone on a family grave. The limestone headstone is in the style of a scroll unfurled over a wall, with a fluted pillar to the right, and bears an inlaid inscription in upright capital decorative lettering. The headstone is accompanied by oblong granite kerbs however it has been laid flat on the surface of those kerbs..

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Headstone	Limestone	980	840	105	Fair
Kerbs	Limestone	330	c880	2025	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

In
Loving Memory of
HENRY WOODIWISS,
DIED JUNE 10. 1935,
AGED 62 YEARS.
ALSO OF
SARAH LYDIA,
[WIFE] OF THE ABOVE,
DIED OCTOBER 31ST 1955,
AGED 87 YEARS.
ALSO OF
PTE. WALTER H. WOODIWISS,
HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT,
KILLED IN ACTION JULY 1. 1916,
AGED 21 YEARS.
RESTING.

[Some lettering missing.]

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 Woodiwiss 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.

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