Memorial Title

W Hartle

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 addition to a gravestone for William Hartle 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 00539 85414 ±5m
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Location details:
Southeast of the church.

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 comprises an upright oblong polished headstone of black granite in the style of a scroll unfurled over a simple classical wall. The face of the scroll bears an incised inscription in mainly upright capital block lettering. The headstone surmounts an oblong base with a bevelled top and a further inscription on the face, and is accompanied by plain oblong kerbs which bear the maker's name incised at the foot.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Headstone	Granite	1065	760	175	Fair
Base	Granite	330	910	305	Fair
Kerbs	Granite	150	915	1540	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
ELIZA,
WIFE OF
THOMAS HARTLE,
WHO PASSED AWAY JAN. 21ST. 1931,
AGED 68 YEARS
ALSO WILLIAM, THEIR BELOVED SON
KILLED IN FRANCE MARCH 22ND. 1918,
AGED 21 YEARS
ALSO THE ABOVE
THOMAS HARTLE
WHO PASSED AWAY MARCH 1ST. 1939,
AGED 81 YEARS.
ALSO JOSEPH, THEIR BELOVED SON
WHO PASSED AWAY APRIL 24TH. 1939,
AGED 55 YEARS.

Base:

REST IN PEACE

Foot of kerbs:

J. BURGESS

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Hartle family.

Local authorities:
From WW1: 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

Unknown date: The memorial was made by J Stafford, monumental mason.

12th April, 2019: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition and the inscription was legible.

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