Memorial Title

E Lowater

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW2 war memorial to Edgar Lowater added to a family gravestone in Sandiacre Cemetery.

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Locations

Last known location:
Sandiacre Cemetery
Church Dr
Sandiacre
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
NG10 5EE

NGR:
SK 48005 37346 ±5m
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Location details:
Towards the southeast corner of the cemetery.

Type

Overall type: Addition to gravestone.

Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible.

Description:

An addition to the lettering on a headstone on a family grave. The headstone is an oblong black polished granite tablet with a shallow triangular arch top, stepped shoulders and sprays of flowers in panels to each side. The headstone is accompanied by plain oblong black granite kerbs and two vases, one of black granite and one of concrete. The inscription on the headstone and granite vase is incised and gilded in upright capital block lettering, that on the concrete vase is inlaid in upright capital block lettering.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Headstone	Black granite	700	925	145	Fair
Kerbs	Black granite	200	870	2020	Fair
Vase	Black granite	210	210	150	Fair
Vase	Concrete	240	220	220	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

Headstone:

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	Second World War (1939-1945)	Totals
Action	—
Number died	1	1
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names	1	1

IN
LOVING MEMORY OF
OUR DEAR PARENTS
JAMES H. LOWATER,
DIED MAY 7TH. 1963, AGE 75
NELLIE LOWATER,
DIED DECR. 8TH. 1966, AGE 78.
ALSO EDGAR, (SON)
KILLED IN ACTION MARCH 1944,
AGE 19.

Granite kerb:

GRANDMA
&
GRANDPA.

Concrete vase:

JAMES
HENRY
LOWATER,
DIED MAY. 7TH.
1963.
AGE 75.

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Lowater family.

Local authorities:
From WW2: Sandiacre Parish Council; Shardlow Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Sandiacre Parish Council; Erewash Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History

March 1984: The cemetery lies within the Sandiacre Cloudside Conservation Area first designated on that date.

12th July, 2011: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition.

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