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Memorial Title Lt Col H A Clowes - Tablet
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Summary
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Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial tablet for Lt Col H A Clowes at the Church of St Mary and St Barlock, Norbury, Derbyshire.
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Locations
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Last known location: Church of St Mary and St Barlock Norbury Hollow (B5033) Norbury Derbyshire
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Nearest postcode: DE6 2ED
NGR: SK 12551 42397 (From online digital mapping.) (Map opens in new window.)
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Location details: The church is on the north side of the road in the centre of the village. The tablet is inside the church, on the floor of the sanctuary.
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Type
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Overall type: Tablet
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Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for.
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Description:
A white marble tablet with mottled black marble frame set into the stone floor. The inscription is incised in black upright roman lettering,with the family arms at the top centre, the badge of the Queens Own Royal Regiment Staffordshire Yeomanry bottom left and the badge of the Household Battalion of the Household Cavalry bottom right.
Glossary
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Components:
Component | Material | Height | Width | Depth | Condition |
Tablet | White marble | 700 | 1035 | - | Fair |
Frame | Black marble | c900 | c1235 | - | Fair |
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise. |
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Inscription
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SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF HENRY ARTHUR CLOWES
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OF BROUGHTON LANCASHIRE AND NORBURY DERBYSHIRE LT COL
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STAFFORDSHIRE YEOMANRY FORMERLY 1ST. LIFE GUARDS WHO DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE IN EGYPT DURING THE GREAT WAR MARCH 8TH. 1916 AGED 48 YEARS AND IS BURIED IN CAIRO FOR WHOSE LIFE ON EARTH WE GIVE THANKS TO GOD
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Conflicts and people named:
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Conflict | First World War (1914-1919) | Totals |
Action or event | Not stated | |
Number died | 1 | 1 |
Number served and returned | 0 | 0 |
Total names | 1 | 1 |
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Administration
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Custodian: Presumed to be the Parochial Church Council
Local authorities: From WW1: Norbury and Roston Parish Council; Sudbury Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council. From 1934: Norbury and Roston Parish Council; Ashbourne Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council. From 1974: Norbury and Roston Parish Council; Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
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History and Conservation
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13th September, 1967: The church was listed Grade I, Heritage List for England reference 1109764.
August 1970: The Norbury Conservation Area was first designated, and the memorial lies within it.
15th September, 2011: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition and cared for.
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References
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