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Memorial Title

G How

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials:
A description of a WW2 war memorial inscription to G How added to a gravestone in St Edmund's Churchyard, Castleton
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Setting Grave Inscription
Locations

Last known location:
St Edmund's Churchyard
Back St
Castleton
Derbyshire
Nearest postcode:
S33 8WH

NGR:
SK 15022 82886 ±5m
Location details:
To the south of the church, east of the path.
Type

Overall type: Addition to gravestone.


Overall condition: Good. The inscription is legible.


Description:

An addition to a family gravestone comprising a sandstone headstone accompanied by kerbstones. The headstone has a shallow arch top with stepped shoulders and an incised flower motif in each top corner. The inscription is incised in upright capital block lettering coloured black. The oblong kerbs have a partially battered external face.
Components:

Component Material Height Width Depth Condition
Headstone Concrete 760 910 100 Good
Kerbs Sandstone 180 910 1860 Good
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.
Inscription

Headstone: IN LOVING MEMORY OF
GLENNIS,
THE BELOVED SON OF
JAMES R. & ANN HOW
DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE IN ITALY,
JANUARY 2ND 1945. AGED 34 YEARS.
ALSO OF THE ABOVE ANN HOW
WHO DIED MARCH 8TH. 1949 AGED 74 YEARS.
ALSO JAMES R.
BELOVED HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE
DIED MARCH 16TH 1958 AGED 82 YEARS.

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

Custodian: Presumed to be the How family.

Local authorities:
From WW2: Castleton Parish Council; Chapel en le Frith Rural District Council and Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Castleton Parish Council; High Peak Borough Council and Derbyshire County Council.
History

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

23rd January 1976: The memorial lies within the Castleton Conservation Area designated on that date.

9th October 2015: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in good condition.
References

Conservation Area Appraisal, Peak District National Park Authority, January 2010.
Comments

Page © Roy Branson