Memorial Title

T King

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial to Thomas King comprising an addition to a gravestone in St Peter's Churchyard, Hartshorne, Derbyshire.

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Locations

Last known location:
St Peter's Churchyard
Church St
Hartshorne
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
DE11 7ER

NGR:
SK 32786 20798 ±5m
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Location details:
Southeast of the church.

Type

Overall type: Addition to gravestone.

Overall condition: At risk. Many letters are missing from the inscription and it is barely legible.

Description:

An addition to the lettering on a family gravestone which comprises a white marble headstone and base. The tall headstone has a stepped triangular arch top with a crocketed finial, recessed sides with attached colonnettes and a Christograph in an oval cartouche at the head. The inlaid inscription is in different styles of mainly upright lettering. The headstone surmounts an oblong base with a bevelled top, however the conjoined headstone and base have been laid flat on the ground adjacent to the grave. The outline of the kerbs is visible around the perimiter of the grave and fragments of them have been placed on the base, one of which has the maker's name inlaid.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Headstone	White marble	1730	760	100	At risk
Base	White marble	280	920	200	Poor
Kerbs	White marble	330	960	1850	At risk
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

Headstone:

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	First World War (1914-1919)	Totals
Action	—
Number died	1	1
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names	1	1

In Loving Memory of
ANN,
THE BELOVED WIFE OF
[JOHN KING]
[WHO] PASSED [AWAY] FEB. 18TH. [1925]
[AGED] 74 YEARS.
["UNTIL] THE DAY BREAK"
Also of
JOHN KING,
BELOVED HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE
WHO FELL ASLEEP MARCH 13TH. 1936,
IN HIS 82ND. YEAR.
RE-UNITED.
[Also] of [THOMAS]
SON OF THE [ABOVE],
[KILLED] IN [ACTION SEP. 26TH. 1916,]
[AGED 26 YEARS.

[Many letters lost or damaged.]

Foot of kerbs:

ORTON
BURTON

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the King family.

Local authorities:
From WW1: Hartshorne Parish Council; Hartshorne and Seals Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From WW2: Hartshorne Parish Council; Repton Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Hartshorne Parish Council; South Derbyshire District Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History

6th December 2016: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. Although the components were in fair physical condition the conjoined headstone and base had been laid flat on the ground adjacent to the grave and many letters were missing from the inscription or damaged so that it was barely legible. The outline of the kerbs were visible around the perimeter of the grave and fragments of them had been placed on the base. Consequently the memorial overall was judged to be at risk.

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