Memorial Title

J Clay and J V Townsend

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial in St Giles's Churchyard, Old Matlock, Derbyshire, comprising an addition to a gravestone and commemorating John Clay and John Townsend.

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Locations

Last known location:
St Giles's Churchyard
Church St
Old Matlock
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
DE4 3BZ

NGR:
SK 29964 59769 ±5m

Location details:
About 100m due west of the church.

Type

Overall type: Addition to gravestone.

Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible.

Description:

Additional lettering on a headstone on a family grave. The upright nowy headed grey limestone headstone has hollowed shoulders and a narrow moulded border. The inscription is inlaid in mixed styles of mainly upright capital lettering. The headstone is accompanied by oblong stone kerbs.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Headstone	Limestone	1330	765	100	Fair
Kerbs	Limestone	130	1680	2180	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

In Loving Memory
of
JANE CLAY,
BELOVED WIFE OF WILLIAM CLAY,
WHO DIED MARCH 17TH 1920,
AGED 61 YEARS.
ALSO OF
JOHN,
SON OF THE ABOVE,
WHO DIED OF HIS WOUNDS APRIL 13TH. 1917,
AND WAS BURIED AT ETAPLES,
AGED 27 YEARS.
ALSO OF
JOHN VERNON TOWNSEND,
SON-IN-LAW OF THE ABOVE,
KILLED IN ACTION AT ST. QUENTIN SEP. 24. 1918,
AGED 34 YEARS.

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	First World War (1914-1919)	Totals
Action:	—
Number died	2	2
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names	2	2

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Clay 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

October 1980: The memorial lies within the Old Matlock Conservation Area first designated in that month.

16th March, 2009: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition.

12th October, 2016: The memorial was resurveyed by Roy Branson and Anne Branson. It was in fair condition.

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