Memorial Title
Maj H Gorell DSO - Addition to Gravestone
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a war memorial to Maj Henry Gorell DSO comprising an addition to a gravestone in St Peter and St Paul's Churchyard, Old Brampton, Derbyshire.
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Locations
| Last known location: St Peter and St Paul's Churchyard Main Rd Old Brampton Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: S42 7JG NGR: SK 33625 71918 ±5m (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: near the south wall of the chancel. |
Type
| Overall type: Addition to gravestone. |
Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible. |
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| Description: An addition to the lettering on a family gravestone. The tall, roughley dressed grey granite headstone has a pointed arch top with a broad border to a dressed face bearing an inlaid inscription in upright capital block lettering. The headstone is accompanied by oblong granite kerbs. Glossary |
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Inscription
| JOHN GORELL 1ST. BARON GORELL OF BRAMPTON P.C., LL.D. BORN 16TH. MAY 1848 DIED 22ND. APRIL 1913 HE NEVER IN THE STRUGGLE OF A STRENUOUS LIFE MADE AN ENEMY OR LOST A FRIEND ALSO OF MARY, HIS WIFE BORN 25TH. MARCH 1854, DIED 28TH. NOVEMBER 1918. HENRY GORELL, 2ND. BARON GORELL. OF BRAMPTON, D.S.O. MAJOR ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY, T.F. BORN 21ST. JANUARY 1882, KILLED IN ACTION IN FLANDERS 16TH. JANUARY 1917. AND THEIR DAUGHTER AURA, B. 1887, D. 1945 |
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Administration
Local authorities:
From WW1: Brampton Parish Council; Brampton and Walton Urban District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From WW2: Brampton Parish Council; Chesterfield Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Brampton Parish Council; North East Derbyshire District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
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