Memorial Title
A Clower and W E Clower
Summary
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Locations
| Last known location: Ripley Cemetery Cemetery La Ripley Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE5 3JG NGR: SK 40089 50038 ±5m (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: Northeast of the gate. |
Type
| Overall type: Addition to gravestone. |
Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible. |
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| Description: An addition to a black granite headstone on a family grave. The tall roughly-dressed headstone has a top sloping to the right and a polished cross at the head on the left. The face bears an oblong polished panel with an incised inscription mainly in upright capital block and roman lettering. The headstone surmounts an oblong battered roughly-dressed granite base with the maker's name incised on the side. Glossary |
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Inscription
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| In Loving Memory Of JOHN CLOWER, WHO PASSED AWAY 6TH. NOVEMBER 1930, AGED 68 YEARS. ALSO ROSALIND, DEVOTED DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE, DIED 22ND. JUNE 1932, AGED 29 YEARS. ALSO ARTHUR, WHO FELL IN ACTION 14TH. MAY 1916, AGED 22 YEARS. ALSO WILLIAM ERNEST, WHO FELL IN ACTION 31ST. OCTOBER 1918, AGED 26 YEARS. SONS OF THE ABOVE. ALSO MARGARET CLOWER, WIFE & MOTHER OF THE ABOVE DIED 3RD. JULY 1939, AGED 79 YEARS. "Until we meet again." |
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Administration
Custodian: Presumed to be the Clower 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
5th January 2017: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition.
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