Memorial Title
Pte J N Walker and Pte A Walker
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial to Pte Joseph Walker and Pte Arthur Walker added to a family gravestone in St John the Baptist's Churchyard at Winster, Derbyshire.
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Locations
| Last known location: St John the Baptist's Churchyard Elton Rd (B5057) Winster Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE4 2DH NGR: SK 23923 60568 ±5m |
Location details: Grave A35 near the southern boundary wall. |
Type
| Overall type: Addition to gravestone. |
Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible. |
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| Description: An addition to the inscription on a family gravestone. The tall limestone headstone has a rounded arch top, chamfered borders and a christogram in relief at the head. The inscription is inlaid in mainly upright capital block lettering and the maker’s name is inlaid at the foot. The headstone surmounts an oblong limestone base with chamfered top. |
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Inscription
| IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF HENRY WALKER, BORN JUNE 17TH. 1833, DIED DECBR. 24TH. 1893, ALSO ELIZA, DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE BORN FEBRY. 19TH. 1865, DIED NOVBR. 28TH. 1869, ALSO ANNIE, DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE BORN AUGST. 31ST. 1871, DIED JULY 13TH. 1894. ALSO SARAH, WIFE OF THE ABOVE DIED OCT 6TH, 1916, AGED 83 YEARS. "PEACE PERFECT PEACE." ALSO PTE JOSEPH NEEDHAM WALKER. GRANDSON OF THE ABOVE DIED FROM WOUNDS APRIL 7, 1917. AGED 21 YEARS. INTERRED AT BRAY FRANCE. ALSO PTE ARTHUR WALKER, GRANDSON OF THE ABOVE DIED FROM WOUNDS JULY 17TH. 1917 AGED 31 YEARS INTERRED IN LIJSSENTNOCK, BELGIUM |
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S CARSON |
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Administration
Custodian: Presumed to be the Walker family.
Local authorities:
From WW1: Winster Parish Council; Bakewell Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Winster Parish Council; Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History
Unknown date: The memorial was provided by S Carson, monumental mason.
17th April, 1951: The memorial lies in the Peak District National Park designated on that date.
Unknown date: The memorial lies within the Winster Conservation Area.
4th December 2009: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition .
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