Memorial Title

Cpl J Nicholson

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: A description of a WW1 war memorial to Cpl Jack Nicholson added to a gravestone in Shirebrook Cemetery, Derbyshire.

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Locations

Last known location:
Shirebrook Cemetery
Common La (B6407)
Shirebrook
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
NG20 8PA

NGR:
SK 51347 67052 ±5m
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Location details:
Near the northeast corner of the cemetery, just inside the gates, on the left.

Type

Overall type: Addition to gravestone.

Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible.

Description:

An addition to a stone on a family grave. The white marble gravestone comprises an obelisk on a pedestal, plinths and base. The obelisk bears a fouled anchor on the 6 o'clock face and surmounts a pedimented pedestal which bears inscriptions inlaid in upright, mainly capital, lettering. The pedestal surmounts two plinths, the upper one with a moulded top, the lower one with a bevelled top. The whole is on a thin stone base and is accompanied by oblong kerbs.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Obelisk	White marble	1130	250	280	Fair
Capstone (pediment)	White marble	200	450	450	Fair
Pedestal	White marble	390	350	350	Fair
Upper plinth	White marble	230	505	505	Fair
Lower plinth	White marble	190	550	550	Fair
Base	White marble	-	710	710	Fair
Kerbs	White marble	140	915	2135	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

6 o'clock face of pedestal:

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
JOSEPH NICHOLSON
BORN NOV. 4TH. 1866
DIED DEC. 6TH. 1907
"AT REST."

3 o'clock face of pedestal:

In
Loving Memory
of
JACK,
FOURTH SON [OF]
JOSEPH & ELLEN
[NICHOLSON],
CORPL. 1ST. KINGS ROYAL
RIFLES CORPS,
KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE
SEPT 26TH. 1915,
AGED 19 YEARS.
[HE BRAVELY] DID HIS [DUTY]

[Some letters missing.]

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Nicholson family.

Local authorities:
From WW1: Shirebrook Parish Council; Blackwell Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Shirebrook Town Council; Bolsover District Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History and Conservation

8th January, 2018: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition but a few letters were missing from the inscription.

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