Memorial Title

T Porter

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial addition to a gravestone, commemorating Thomas Porter, in the churchyard of the Church of All Saints, Breadsall, Derbyshire.

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Locations

Last known location: Churchyard Church of All Saints Moor Rd Breadsall Derbyshire	Nearest postcode: DE21 5LD NGR: SK 37086 39781 ±5m (Map opens in new window.)	Location details: The memorial is just southwest of the church, towards the southern boundary of the churchyard.

Type

Overall type: Addition to gravestone

Overall condition: Good. The inscription is legible.

Description:

An addition to a slate headstone on a family grave. The tall upright headstone has a pointed arch top and a broad foliated border in relief. The resulting centre panel bears an incised inscription in mixed styles of mainly capital lettering. The headstone has the maker's details at its foot and is accompanied by plain oblong sandstone kerbs, some of which have been displaced.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Headstone	Slate	1380	735	100	Good
Kerbs	Sandstone	150	1920	1920	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
CHARLES PORTER,
WHO DIED AUGUST 4TH. 1920,
AGED 75 YEARS.
AND OF HIS YOUNGEST SON TOM,
13/ BATT. K.R.R. WHO WAS KILLED
IN FRANCE, JULY 15TH. 1916,
AGED 24 YEARS.
"GRANT THEM THINE ETERNAL REST."
ALSO OF ELIZABETH, WIFE OF
CHARLES PORTER,
WHO DIED OCTOBER 9TH. 1940,
AGED 80 YEARS.

Foot of Headstone:

GADSBY & CO.
275 NOTTM. RD.
DERBY.

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Porter family.

Local authorities:
From WW1: Breadsall Parish Council; Shardlow Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1959: Breadsall Parish Council; South East Derbyshire Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Breadsall Parish Council; Erewash Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History and Conservation

Unknown date: The memorial lies within the Breadsall Conservation Area.

13th April, 2021: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in good condition although some of the kerbs had been displaced.

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