Memorial Title

LCpl A L Cresswell

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial to LCpl Arthur Cresswell comprising an addition to a gravestone in St Mary the Virgin's Churchyard, Denby, Derbyshire

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Locations

Last known location:
Churchyard
St Mary the Virgin's Church
Church St
Denby
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
DE5 8PH

NGR:
SK 39872 46445 ±5m
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Location details:
South of the church, towards the centre of the churchyard.

Type

Overall type: Addition to gravestone

Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is mostly legible.

Description:

An addition to the lettering on a headstone on a family grave. The tall white marble headstone surmounts an oblong base with bevelled top and is one of two on a double plot. It has a pointed arch top and recessed sides, and at the head is an emblem of clasped hands in relief within an oval panel and two triangular panels with ivy leaves in relief. The inlaid inscription is mainly in upright capital block lettering and the maker's mark is at the foot. The headstones are accompanied by plain oblong white marble kerbs and round headed footstones.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Headstone	White marble	1370	710	70	Fair
Base	White marble	150	810	220	Fair
Kerbs	White marble	c300	2280	2990	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

Main inscription:

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	First World War (1914-1919)	Totals
Action	Not stated
Number died	1	1
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names	1	1

In Loving Memory of
MY DEAR HUSBAND
ARTHUR CRESSWELL,
AT REST NOVEMBER 29. 1907
AGED 46 YEARS.
"IN THE MIDST OF LIFE WE ARE IN DEATH."
ALSO OF
ARTHUR LESLIE CRESSWELL
LANCE CORPORAL [3/6TH.] SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS,
NEPHEW OF THE ABOVE
WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE
APRIL 23. 1917,
IN HIS 19TH YEAR

[Lettering obscured by algae.]

Foot of headstone:

BERESFORD.

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Cresswell family.

Local authorities:
From WW1: Denby Parish Council, Belper Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Denby Parish Council, Amber Valley Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History and Conservation

Unknown date: The memorial was made by James Beresford, monumental mason of Belper and Derby.

10th April, 2013: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. Although the inscription was mostly legible the surface was coated by fine green algae which obscured some parts.

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