Memorial Title

R Waterhouse

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW2 addition to a gravestone for Richard Waterhouse in the churchyard at the Church of St George, New Mills, Derbyshire.

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Locations

Last known location:
Churchyard
Church of St George
Church Rd (A6015)
New Mills
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
SK22 4PF

NGR:
SK 00546 85408 ±5m
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Location details:
Towards the eastern corner of the churchyard.

Type

Overall type: Addition to gravestone

Overall condition: Fair, the inscription is legible.

Description:

An addition to the wording on a family gravestone. The memorial is a low battered grey granite headstone with stepped shoulders and bearing an inlaid inscription in upright capital block lettering originally coloured black. The headstone is accompanied by plain oblong kerbs.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Headstone	Granite	595	915	140	Fair
Kerbs	Granite	130	c915	1680	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

[IN LOVING MEMORY OF]
RICHARD [WATERHOUSE]
[DIED] 26TH. JAN. 1954, IN HIS 76TH [YEAR]
ALSO ADA LOUISA,
HIS BELOVED [WIFE]
DIED 23RD.APRIL, 1963, IN HER 79TH. YEAR
ALSO RICHARD, SON OF THE ABOVE
KILLED IN ACTION 21ST. SEPT. 1944,
IN HIS 33RD. YEAR.

[Some lettering missing.]

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	Second World War (1939-1945)	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 Waterhouse family.

Local authorities:
From WW2: New Mills Parish Council, New Mills Urban District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: New Mills Town Council, High Peak Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History and Conservation

12th April, 2019: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition and the inscription was legible although the colour was missing from the family commemoration, and some of the lettering was missing.

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