Memorial Title
Capt F Goodwin
Summary
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Locations
| Last known location: Church of St Mary Mapleton Rd Mapleton Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE6 2AB NGR: SK 16593 48039 (From online digital mapping.) (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: The church is on the east side of Mapleton Rd near the junction with Yerley Hill. The tablet is inside, on the east wall of the chancel, to the left of the window. Mapleton Rd is also known as Ashbourne Rd. The village name is pronounced Mappleton and is so spelt on some modern maps but historically it was spelt Mapleton. No road names are given on Ordnance Survey maps and those used may not have been formally designated. |
Type
| Overall type: Tablet | Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description: An oblong tablet on a white backboard. The white marble tablet is flanked by fluted pilasters with moulded pendants below, is surmounted by a moulded cornice, and has a rounded margin at the foot. The whole is surmounted by a grey stone pediment bearing a coloured family coat of arms. The white backboard follows the outline of the tablet and pediment. Glossary |
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Inscription
| SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF FRANCIS GOODWIN ESQ. OF MAPPLETON. FORMERLY A CAPTAIN IN THE DERBYSHIRE MILITIA. HE DEPARTED THIS LIFE DEEPLY LAMENTED BY HIS FAMILY ON THE XXVI DAY OF AUGUST MDCCCXXXVI, IN THE IXVIII YEAR OF HIS AGE. HIS REMAINS ARE INTERRED IN ASHBOURN CHURCH. ALSO TO THE MEMORY OF FRANCES, HIS WIFE, WHO WAS THE ELDEST DAUGHTER OF THE LATE MAJOR GENERAL GLADWIN OF STUBBING COURT, IN THIS COUNTY, SHE DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON THE XXVI DAY OF OCTOBER MDCCCXLI. IN THE LXX YEAR OF HER AGE. LEAVING FOUR CHILDREN BY WHOM SHE WAS DEEPLY LAMENTED. |
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Administration
Local authorities:
From 19th century: Mapleton Parish Council; Ashbourne Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Mapleton Parish Council; Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History and Conservation
13th September, 1967: The church was listed Grade II* Heritage List for England number 1335265.
February, 1981: The Mapleton Conservation Area was first designated. The church lies within it.
26th September, 2019: The memorial was recorded by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition and cared for although some colouring was lost from the inscription, resulting in some illegibility.
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