Memorial Title

G Guthrie

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 addition to a gravestone for Graeme Guthrie 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 00534 85406 ±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 tall grey sandstone headstone with a pointed arch top, recessed sides and three panels of foliage in relief forming a crescent shape at the head. The inscription is inlaid in upright capital block lettering originally coloured black, most of which has been lost except on the most recent addition. The headstone surmounts an oblong base with bevelled top and bearing a further incised inscription on its face, and it is accompanied by plain oblong kerbs with the maker's name incised at the foot.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Headstone	Sandstone	1440	760	100	Fair
Base	Sandstone	300	915	300	Fair
Kerbs	Sandstone	180	c915	1535	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
ELLEN ELIZABETH,
THE BELOVED WIFE OF
ARTHUR HIRST OF BIRCH VALE,
WHO DIED MAY 23RD. 1907,
IN HER 73RD. YEAR.
ALSO THE ABOVE ARTHUR HIRST,
WHO DIED MAY 20TH. 1919,
IN HIS 83RD. YEAR
ALSO MARY WASHINGTON,
DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED DECR. 14TH. 1968,
IN HER 97TH. YEAR.
ALSO GRAEME GUTHRIE,
GRANDSON OF THE ABOVE
KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE
MAY 26TH. 1915, AGED 23 YEARS

Base:

BE NOT AFRAID ONLY BELIEVE. MARK 5.36.

Foot of kerbs:

J. BURGESS

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Hirst, Washington and Guthrie families.

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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