Memorial Title

J T Hayward

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial to John Hayward added to a gravestone in the Churchyard of St Margaret of Antioch, Wormhill, Derbyshire.

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Locations

Last known location:
Churchyard of St Margaret of
Antioch
Un-named road
Wormhill
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
SK17 8SL

NGR:
SK 12425 74181 ±5m
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Location details:
The church is accessed from a track running east from the un-named road running north-south through the village. The memorial is just to the west of the church.

Type

Overall type: Addition to gravestone.

Overall condition: Good. The inscription is legible.

Description:

An addition to the lettering on a grey granite headstone on a family grave. The tall upright headstone has a triple curved arch top, stepped and recessed sides, foliage in relief at the head and an inscription incised mainly in upright capital block lettering. It surmounts an oblong grey granite base and is accompanied by plain oblong sandstone kerbs.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Headstone	Grey granite	1295	700	135	Good
Base	Grey granite	150	915	335	Good
Kerbs	Sandstone	180	1850	2300	Good
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

Loving Memory

JOHN NEEDHAM HAYWARD

LATE OF BLAWFORD HOUSE,

PLUMTREE NOTTS

WHO DIED MAY 31ST. 1918,

AGED 74 YEARS.

ALSO

RACHEL HAYWARD, HIS WIFE

WHO DIED JULY 1ST. 1949

AGED 73 YEARS.

ALSO

JOHN THORPE HAYWARD

THEIR SON, OF THE 4TH. BATTALION

NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS,

WHO DIED OF WOUNDS AT

ETAPLES HOSPITAL, FRANCE

SEP. 21ST. 1916,

AGED 33 YEARS.

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	First World War (1914-1919)	Totals
Action or event	Not stated
Number died	1	1
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names	1	1

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Hayward family.

Local authorities:
From WW1: Wormhill Parish Council, Chapel en le Frith Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Wormhill Parish Council; High Peak Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History and Conservation

Unknown date: The memorial lies within the Wormhill and Hargatewall Conservation Area.

29th August, 2018: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in good condition.

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