Memorial Title

Sgt J Mitchell

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 Sgt John Mitchell.

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Locations

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

Nearest postcode:
DE4 3BZ

NGR:
SK 29964 59745 ±5m

Location details:
About 105m 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 grey limestone headstone is in the style of a scroll unfurled over a rough-hewn wall. To the right of the scroll is a carved passionflower in relief and the inscription is inlaid on the face of the scroll, mainly in upright capital block lettering. The headstone surmounts a plain oblong base with bevelled top and is accompanied by oblong stone kerbs. The maker's name is inlaid on the side of the headstone.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Headstone	Limestone	850	500	290	Fair
Base	Stone	150	655	455	Fair
Kerbs	Stone	150	880	2150	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

6 o'clock face of headstone:

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

IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF
SARAH, (DOLLIE)
THE BELOVED DAUGHTER OF
JOHN & ALICE ANN MITCHELL.
OF MATLOCK.
WHO FELL ASLEEP JULY 1ST 1920
Age 30 Years.
ALSO OF
SGT JOHN (JACK) MITCHELL
2/6 SHERWOOD FORESTERS.
SON OF THE ABOVE
WHO WAS REPORTED MISSING
MARCH 21ST 1918.
Age 23 Years.
"UNTIL THE DAY BREAK"

3 o'clock face of headstone:

DAKIN & SONS

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Mitchell 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

Unknown date: The memorial was made by Dakin and Sons, monumemtal masons.

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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