Memorial Title

J W Chadwick

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 addition to a gravestone for Joseph W Chadwick 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 00535 85409 ±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 is a grey granite latin cross on a three-stepped base and has gilded inscriptions incised on the 6 o'clock and 9 o'clock faces of the base in upright capital block lettering. The headstone is accompanied by plain oblong kerbs with a further inscription at the foot.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Cross	Granite	1130	565	155	Good
Base	Granite	725	700	655	Fair
Kerbs	Granite	150	915	1855	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

6 o'clock face of base:

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
JAMES ALBERT CHADWICK
THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF
HARRIET CHADWICK FORMERLY OF NEW MILLS
PASSED AWAY 20TH. SEPT. 1925
AGED 54 YEARS.
AND OF
JOSEPH WYATT CHADWICK THEIR DEARLY LOVED SON
[...] IN GALLIPOLI 9TH. AUGT.1915, AGED 17 YEARS.

9 o'clock face of base:

ALSO OF HARRIET, WIFE OF
JAMES ALBERT CHADWICK
DIED 1ST. MARCH 1949
AGED 77 YEARS
A DEAR MOTHER

Foot of kerbs:

HOW BRIGHT THESE GLORIOUS SPIRITS SHINE.

[Some lettering obscured.]

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Chadwick 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

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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