Memorial Title

Sgt J S Gibbs

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial to Sgt James Gibbs comprising an addition to a churchyard gravestone at the Church of St Michael and All Angels in Taddington, Derbyshire.

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Locations

Last known location:
Churchyard
Church of St Michael and
All Angels
Main Rd
Taddington
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
SK17 9TR

NGR:
SK 14122 71112 ±5m
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Location details:
The memorial is south of the path from the gate to the church. That's left of the path when entering, and about half way along it.

Type

Overall type: Addition to gravestone.

Overall condition: Fair, but the inscription legibility is poor.

Description:

Additional lettering to a headstone on a family grave. The tall sandstone headstone has a pointed arch top with foliated borders in relief, a spray of flowers in relief in a triangular panel at the head, recessed sides and an incised inscription mainly in upright capital block lettering. The headstone surmounts an oblong base with bevelled top. The maker's name is incised at the foot of the headstone.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Headstone	Sandstone	1450	765	75	Fair
Base	Sandstone	c100	915	300	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

Headstone:

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	First World War (1914-1919)	Totals
Action or event	Not stated
Number died	1	1
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names	1	1

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
WILLIAM GIBBS,
WHO DIED DEC. 28TH. 1897,
AGED 22 YEARS.
THO LOST TO SIGHT TO MEMORY DEAR.
THY WILL BE DONE.
ALSO ETHEL M. GIBBS DAUGHTER OF
RICHARD & HARRIETT GIBBS
AND SISTER OF THE ABOVE
DIED SEPT. 10TH. 1910,
AGED 20 YEARS,
ALSO SGT. JAMES S. GIBBS R.G.A.
THEIR BROTHER
KILLED IN ACTION DURING THE GREAT WAR
AT HARRINGE BELGIUM, SEPT. 29TH. 1918,
AGED 30 YEARS.

Foot of headstone:

ASH & SON.

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Gibbs family.

Local authorities:
From WW1: Taddington Parish Council; Bakewell Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Taddington and Priestcliffe Parish Council; Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History and Conservation

17 April 1951: The memorial lies within the Peak District National Park designated on that date.

8th May, 2014: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. Although in fair condition, a mottled coating of lichen made the inscription difficult to read.

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