Memorial Title

G B Cresswell

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: A description of a WW1 war memorial to George Cresswell added to a gravestone in Ripley Cemetery, Derbyshire.

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Locations

Last known location:
Ripley Cemetery
Cemetery La
Ripley
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
DE5 3JG

NGR:
SK 40087 50084 ±5m

Location details:
Towards the northwest corner of the cemetery.

Type

Overall type: Addition to gravestone.

Overall condition: Poor. The inscription is legible but the components have been disturbed and are in disarray.

Description:

An addition to a white marble headstone on a family grave. The headstone has a round arch top with stepped shoulders, a laurel wreath carved in relief at the head, sprays of foliage in vertical bands at each side, and an inlaid inscription in upright capital block lettering. It surmounts an oblong base with bevelled top bearing a further inscription, but the conjoined headstone and base have been laid flat on the ground adjacent to the grave. The headstone is accompanied by oblong white marble kerbs with the maker's name inlaid at the foot.

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Headstone	White marble	815	760	100	Poor
Base	White marble	250	860	250	Poor
Kerbs	White marble	150	915	2130	Poor
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

Headstone:

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	First World War (1914-1919)
Number died	1
Number served and returned	0
Total names	1

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
MY DEAR HUSBAND
JOHN CRESSWELL
WHO DIED MAY 8TH. 1929, AGED 74 YEARS
ALSO
GEORGE BRASSINGTON CRESSWELL,
THEIR BELOVED SON
WHO DIED IN FRANCE, AUG. 22ND. 1918,
AGED 22 YEARS
ALSO ELLEN, HIS BELOVED WIFE
WHO DIED JANY. 26TH. 1933, AGED 74 YEARS

Base:

UNTIL THE DAY BREAK.

Foot of kerbs:

HOLBROOK & CO.
EASTWOOD

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Cresswell family.

Local authorities:
From WW1: Ripley Parish Council; Ripley Urban District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Ripley Town Council; Amber Valley Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History

Unknown date: The memorial was made by Holbrook & Co, monumental masons of Eastwood, Nottinghamshire.

Unknown date: The memorial was laid back on the ground, presumably because it was unsafe.

4th February 2016: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in poor condition, the components being in disarray.

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