Memorial Title

G B Eastwood

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial to George Eastwood comprising additional wording on a family gravestone in St Barnabas's churchyard, Bradwell, Derbyshire.

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Locations

Last known location:
St Barnabas's Churchyard
Church St (B6049)
Bradwell
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
S33 9HJ

NGR:
SK 17495 81074 ±5m

Location details:
Just to the south of the church, next to the path.

Type

Overall type: Addition to gravestone.

Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible.

Description:

An addition to the lettering on a limestone headstone on a family grave. The memorial comprises a headstone with a pointed arch top, a plain border, and with sides slightly splayed towards the foot. The inscription is inlaid in mainly upright capital block lettering. The headstone surmounts an oblong base with bevelled top and is accompanied by plain oblong kerbs and a small white marble tablet bearing an incised inscription which is now illegible.

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Headstone	Limestone	1190	745	70	Fair
Base	Limestone	230	990	280	Fair
Kerbs	Limestone	170	990	1895	Fair
Tablet	White marble	305	180	20	Poor
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
HERBERT EASTWOOD,
OF HIGHER OPENSHAW,
NEAR MANCHESTER,
WHO DIED OCT 31ST. 1892,
AGED 49 YEARS.
T'IS THE LORDS WILL LET
HIM DO WHAT SEEMETH HIM GOOD.
ALSO SARAH, HIS LOVING WIFE,
WHO DIED NOV. 30. 1900,
AGED 57 YEARS.
PEACE PERFECT PEACE.
ALSO GEORGE BRADWELL
THEIR YOUNGEST SON, AND BELOVED
HUSBAND OF GERTRUDE EASTWOOD,
(KINGS LIVERPOOL REGT.)
WHO DIED OF WOUNDS IN FRANCE
MAY 20. 1918, AGED 36 YEARS.

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	First World War (1914-1919)	Totals
Action	—
Number died	1	1
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names	1	1

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Eastwood family.

Local authorities:
From WW1: Bradwell Parish Council; Bakewell Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council
From 1974: Bradwell Parish Council; Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council

History

17th April, 1951: The memorial lies within the Peak District National Park designated on that date.

6th June 2016: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in good condition and well cared for.

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