Memorial Title

F Shaw

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial to Fred Shaw added to a family gravestone in Holy Trinity Churchyard, Tansley, Derbyshire.

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Locations

Last known location:
Holy Trinity Churchyard
Church St
Tansley
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
DE4 5FH

NGR:
SK 32292 59915 ±5m
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Location details:
Just east of the church.

Type

Overall type: Addition to gravestone.

Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible.

Description:

An addition to the lettering on a family gravestone which comprises a low white marble headstone with a shallow triangular arch top and panels to each side bearing foliage in relief on the face and a moulded cornice at the head. The headstone is accompanied by an oblong white marble tablet and oblong white marble kerbs. The inscriptions on them all are inlaid in upright capital roman lettering.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Headstone	White marble	700	860	100	Fair
Tablet	White marble	460	460	50	Fair
Kerbs	White marble	260	875	2040	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

Headstone:

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

IN
LOVING MEMORY OF
THOMAS SHAW
WHO DIED JULY 11TH. 1940,
AGED 69 YEARS.
ALSO MARY HIS WIFE
WHO DIED JUNE 19TH. 1945,
AGED 70 YEARS.
ALSO THOMAS ERNEST THEIR SON
AND BELOVED HUSBAND OF VIOLET SHAW,
WHO DIED NOV. 26TH. 1936
AGED 41 YEARS.
ALSO OF FRED THEIR SON
1/6 NOTTS & DERBYS.
KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE, MAY 22, 1918
AGED 20 YEARS.
RE-UNITED.

Tablet:

IN
LOVING MEMORY OF
A DEARLY LOVED MOTHER
MARJORIE ANNIE
KNOWLES
DIED 28TH APRIL 1990
AGED 71 YEARS.
PEACEFULLY RESTING
IN GOD'S GARDEN.

Foot of kerbs:

DAKIN & SON

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Shaw family.

Local authorities:
From WW1: Tansley Parish Council, Ashbourne Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From WW2: Tansley Parish Council, Matlock Urban District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Tansley Parish Council, Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History

11th April, 2017: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition.

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