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J Goddard and B Goddard
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a war memorial to Joseph Goddard and Benjamin Goddard comprising additional lettering on a family gravestone at Spital Cemetery, Chesterfield.
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Locations
| Last known location: Spital Cemetery Hady Hill (A632) Spital Chesterfield Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: S41 0DZ NGR: SK 39091 70780 ±5m (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: About 45m north of the chapel. |
Type
| Overall type: Addition to gravestone. |
Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible. |
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| Description: An addition to the lettering on a headstone on a family grave. The tall sandstone headstone has a rounded arch top, recessed sides, moulded borders and a spray of foliage in relief in a segmental band at the head. The inscription is incised in mainly upright capital lettering and the maker's name is incised at the foot. Glossary |
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Inscription
| Headstone: |
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| IN LOVING MEMORY OF DEAR HARRY, THE BELOVED CHILD OF JOEL AND ANNA GODDARD, WHO DIED DECR. 28TH. 1900, AGED 6 YEARS. TIS NOT OUR WILL BUT THINE O LORD. ALSO THEIR BELOVED SONS JOSEPH, AGED 35 YEARS, AND BENJAMIN, AGED 32 YEARS; BOTH KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE; JUNE 24TH. 1917, IN DEATH NOT DIVIDED. THY WILL BE DONE. ALSO THEIR DEAR LITTLE GRAND DAUGHTER DORIS COOK, WHO DIED FEB. 4TH. 1918, AGED 4 YEARS. FOR SUCH IS THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. |
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| Foot of headstone: | |||||||||||||||||||
| J. T. WRIGHT | |||||||||||||||||||
Administration
Local authorities:
From WW1: Chesterfield Parish Council, Chesterfield Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Chesterfield Borough Council (unparished); Derbyshire County Council.
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