B Rouse

Memorial
Title

B Rouse

Images

Photographs of the other inscriptions are held on file.

Locations

Last known location:
Our Lady and St Teresa
of Lisieux's
Churchyard
Gorsey Bank
Gorseybank
Wirksworth
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
DE4 4AD

NGR:
SK 28952 53093
±5m

Location details:
North of the church, close to the path.

Type

Overall type: Addition to Gravestone

Overall condition: Good. The inscription is legible.

Description:

An addition to chamfered granite kerbstones on a family grave. The inlaid inscription is in upright capital block lettering. The grave also bears two recumbent tablets with further inscriptions.

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Kerbstones	Granite	480	1680	2105	Good
Tablet	Granite	200	300	50	Good
Tablet	Granite	180	300	50	Good
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

North kerb:

WINIFRED ROUSE, DIED JUNE 18. 1952. AGE 62 YEARS. R.I.P.

South kerb:

ALSO BERNARDINE OLIVE ROUSE. DIED OCT. 10TH. 1976. AGE 83 YEARS. R.I.P.

East kerb:

ALSO BERNARD ROUSE.
KILLED IN ACTION, FRANCE MAR. 21. 1918. AGE 22 YEARS. R.I.P.

Tablet:

ELEANOR M.
KATHLEEN ROUSE
DIED JUNE 22. 1978.
AGED 93.
R.I.P.

Tablet:

MARY AGNES
ROUSE.
DIED JUNE 12. 1972.
AGED 92.
R.I.P.

Conflicts and people commemorated

Conflict	First World War (1914-1919)
Number died	1
Number served and returned	0
Total names	1

Administration

Custodians: Presumed to be the Rouse family.

Local Authorities:
From WW1: Wirksworth Parish Council; Wirksworth Urban District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Wirksworth Town Council; Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History

The memorial lies within the Gorseybank Conservation Area.

7th April, 2011: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot.

References

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Comments

The locality is generally known as Gorseybank and the street as Gorsey Bank, but there may be some variation.