Memorial Title

J Harrison

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW2 war memorial to Joseph Harrison comprising an addition to a gravestone at Christ Church, Hulland, Derbyshire.

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Locations

Last known location:
Churchyard,
Christ Church
Dog La
Hulland
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
DE6 3EA

NGR:
SK 24889 47402
(From online digital mapping.)
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Location details:
The memorial is southwest of the church.

Type

Overall type: Addition to gravestone.

Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible.

Description:

Additional lettering to the inscription on a family gravestone. The white marble monument comprises a figure of a winged angel on a tall battered pedestal and limestone plinth, all contained within kerbstones. The inscription is inlaid on the face of the pedestal in mainly upright capital block lettering.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Figure	White marble	1100	600	270	Fair
Pedestal	White marble	870	650	565	Fair
Plinth	Limestone	220	810	705	Fair
Kerbs	Limestone	c200	c2000	c2000	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

In Loving Memory Of
WILLIAM,
THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF
SARAH JANE HARRISON
OF SMITH HALL,
AT REST 6TH. JUNE 1932, AGED 50 YEARS.
"THY WILL BE DONE."
ALSO OF THE ABOVE
SARAH JANE,
AT REST 21ST. SEPT. 1947.
AGED 66 YEARS.
ALSO OF JOSEPH THEIR SON
LOST AT SEA 10TH. SEPT. 1943.
AGED 23 YEARS.

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	Second World War (1939-1945)	Totals
Action or event	Not stated
Number died	1	1
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names	1	1

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Harrison family.

Local authorities:
From WW2: Hulland Parish Council; Ashbourne Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Hulland Parish Council, Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History and Conservation

16th September, 2010: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition.

References

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Comments

The church lies on the edge of the civil parish of Hulland which contains Hulland (village) and Hulland Moss. The adjacent developments along the Ashbourne-Belper road lie in the civil parish of Hulland Ward which has become a general name for all of the localities in the area.

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