Memorial Title
Capt A H Knight
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial tablet commemorating Capt A H Knight in the Church of All Saints at Bradley, Derbyshire.
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Locations
| Last known location: Church of All Saints Yew Tree La Bradley Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE6 1PG NGR: SK 22341 45969 ±5m (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: The memorial is on the south wall of the nave. |
Type
| Overall type: Tablet. | Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description: A plain oblong grey limestone tablet with stopped chamfered edges. The incised inscription is in different styles of upright mainly capital lettering previously coloured black but now mainly uncoloured. The tablet is mounted on a mottled grey stone backboard with projecting shoulders. Glossary |
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Inscription
| To the Glory of God and in Loving Memory of CAPTAIN ALFRED HOWARD KNIGHT, 2/5 ROYAL SUSSEX REGT. SOMETIME OF BOOTH HAY, YEAVELEY AND SHOTTLE GATE FARMS. BAPTISED IN THIS CHURCH AUG. 25. 1879. AND MARRIED JULY 25. 1882. HE DIED AT LESSNESS PARK CAMP, WOOLWICH DEC. 10. 1915, AGED 59. AND WAS BURIED AT EAST WICKHAM ALSO OF LUNA LIZZIE, HIS WIFE, YOUNGEST DAUGHTER OF WILLIAM AND MARY LOUISA TOMLINSON. OF BRADLEY PASTURES BAPTISED IN THIS CHURCH SEPT. 11. 1864, AND MARRIED JULY 25. 1882, SHE DIED AT ASHBOURNE, AUG. 12. 1923, AGED 58, AND WAS BURIED WITH HER PARENTS AT IDRIDGEHAY. ALSO OF THEIR YOUNGER SON VIVIAN BERKELEY HOWARD KNIGHT, BAPTISED IN THIS CHURCH JUNE 24. 1886. HE DIED APRIL 20 1917, AGED 30, AND WAS BURIED AT WANSTEAD, ESSEX. Requiescant in Pace. |
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Administration
Local authorities:
From WW1: Bradley Parish Council, Ashbourne Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Bradley Parish Council, Derbyshire Dales District Council;Derbyshire County Council.
History and Conservation
13th September, 1967: The church was listed Grade II*, Heritage List for England number 1109352.
16th August, 2011: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in good condition and cared for.
3rd July, 2019: The memorial was rephotographed by Roy Branson. It was in good condition and cared for, although the rubricated initials had darkened and were barely distinguishable from black.
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