J Skevington

Memorial
Title

J Skevington

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Locations

Last known location:
St Matthew's Churchyard
Church La
Morley
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
DE7 6DE

NGR:
SK 39623 40936
±5m

Location details:
In the churchyard near the southwest boundary.

Type

Overall type: Addition to gravestone.

Overall condition: Good. The inscription is legible.

Description:

A grey granite headstone on a family grave, sculptured in the style of a stone wall on a rectangular base, with an open book and a victor’s laurel wreath on the top and a scroll unfurled down the front. The inscription is incised in various styles of capital lettering on the book, the scroll and the base.

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Headstone	Granite	1100	750	480	Good
Base	Granite	300	900	530	Good
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

Book:

LABOUR
ENDED,
JORDAN
PAST.

Scroll:

SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF
ARTHUR I SKEVINGTON
BORN DEC. 1ST. 1853.
AT REDNALL (WORCS.)
DIED NOV. 2ND. 1908.
ALSO OF HIS BELOVED WIFE
SARAH E. SKEVINGTON
AT REST MARCH 24TH. 1917,
AGED 59 YEARS.
LIGHT FOR EVERMORE.

Base:

ALSO OF THEIR THIRD SON
JOHN SKEVINGTON R.G.A.
KILLED IN ACTION (FLANDERS)
SEP. 6TH. 1917, AGED 27 YEARS.
A SACRIFICE NOBLY MADE.

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 Skevington family.

Local Authorities:
From WW1: Morley Parish Council; Belper Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Morley Parish Council; Erewash Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History

The memorial lies within the Morley Conservation Area.

3rd July, 2008: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot.

References

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Comments

The phrase “JORDAN PAST” is transcribed verbatim as stated on the headstone.