Memorial Title

Pte B M Roberts

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial to Pte Benjamin Roberts 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 14180 71154 ±5m
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Location details:
The memorial is east of the church.

Type

Overall type: Addition to gravestone.

Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible.

Description:

Additional lettering to a headstone on a family grave. The tall sandstone headstone has a pointed arch top with a chamfered border, a crown in relief in a triangular panel at the head, recessed sides and an incised inscription mainly in upright capital block lettering. It surmounts an oblong base with bevelled top.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Headstone	Sandstone	1380	720	70	Fair
Base	Sandstone	150	915	310	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

In Loving Memory of
WILLIAM,
THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF
ANN ROBERTS, OF TADDINGTON,
WHO DIED MAY 16TH. 1925,
AGED 69 YEARS.
ALSO THE ABOVE ANN ROBERTS
WHO DIED NOVEMBER 1ST. 1936,
AGED 79 YEARS.
PTE. BENJAMIN MARSDEN ROBERTS
21ST. BTN. MIDDLESEX, THEIR SON,
KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE
APRIL 9TH. 1918, AGED 34 YEARS.
JOHN RICHARD ROBERTS
THEIR INFANT SON,
WHO DIED JANUARY 25TH. 1896,
AGED 3 YEARS.
"REST IN PEACE."
ALSO WILLIAM ROBERTS COOKSON,
THEIR GRANDSON
WHO DIED OCTOBER 16TH. 1910
AGED 10 MONTHS.
"TILL THE DAYBREAK."

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

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Roberts 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. It was in fair condition and was legible.

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