Memorial Title

G Gibson

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW2 war memorial tablet to George Gibson on a family grave in St Werburgh's Churchyard, Blackwell.

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Locations

Last known location:
St Werburgh's Churchyard
Church Hill
Blackwell
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
DE55 5HN

NGR:
SK 44444 58455 ±5m
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Location details:
Towards the northern corner of the churchyard..

Type

Overall type: Tablet.

Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible.

Description:

A freestanding black ceramic tablet placed on the surface of a family grave. The plain upright oblong tablet has a moulded capstone and is attached to an oblong base, together with a square ceramic vase. The tablet and vase each have a sunken inscription in upright capital block lettering. The grave also has grey granite chamfered kerbstones and a recumbent limestone tablet in the centre of the grave, all with inscriptions incised in upright capital lettering.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Tablet	Ceramic	365	310	125	Fair
Capstone	Ceramic	60	315	130	Fair
Vase	Ceramic	210	155	85	Fair
Base	Ceramic	50	520	235	Fair
Kerbs	Grey granite	c225	c920	c1900	Fair
Tablet	Limestone	c50	c450	c600	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

Ceramic tablet:

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	Second World War (1939-1945)	Totals
Action	—
Number died	1	1
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names	1	1

IN
EVER LOVING
MEMORY OF
GEORGE
BELOVED HUSBAND OF
ADA GIBSON
KILLED IN ACTION
REICHWALD FOREST, GERMANY.
FEB. 11TH 1945
AGED 26 YEARS.

Attached ceramic vase:

TILL WE
MEET
AGAIN

West kerb:

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
OUR PARENTS

North kerb:

LILY GIBSON DIED DEC. 12TH 1935, AGED 46 YEARS.

South kerb:

GEORGE GIBSON, DIED OCT. 7TH [...] AGED 82 YEARS

Recumbent limestone tablet:

AND THEIR
DEAR DAUGHTER
LILIAN MARY
GIBSON
WHO DIED
MAY 7TH. 1982
AGED 69 YEARS.

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Gibson family.

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

History

28th December 2009: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition and appeared to be tended.

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