Memorial Title

J R Taylor

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial to John Taylor comprising an addition to a gravestone in St Wystan's Churchyard, Repton, Derbyshire.

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Locations

Last known location:
St Wystan's Churchyard
Willington Rd (B5008)
Repton
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
DE65 6FH

NGR:
SK 30313 27143 ±5m
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Location details:
In the old part of the churchyard, south of the church, east of the path between the lych gate and the porch.

Type

Overall type: Addition to gravestone

Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible.

Description:

An addition to the lettering on a limestone headstone on a family grave. The tall headstone has a pointed arch top with a moulded border and attached colonnettes to each side. It bears a spray of foliage in relief in a crescent at the head and an inscription inlaid in upright mainly capital lettering. It surmounts an oblong limestone base with bevelled top.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Headstone	Limestone	1345	730	100	Fair
Base	Limestone	-	c1000	225	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

[In
Loving Memory of]
SOPHIA SPENCER TAYLOR
AT REST DECEMBER 21 1899
AGED 31 YEARS.
[PEACE] PERFECT PEACE
ALSO OF HER DAUGHTER
CONSTANCE EDITH TAYLOR
WHO DIED ON FEB. 12. 1948
AGED 55 YEARS.
AND IN MEMORY OF HER SON
JOHN REGINALD TAYLOR
KILLED IN ACTION IN 1917
AGED 18 YEARS.

[Some lettering missing or damaged.]

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

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Taylor family.

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

History and Conservation

17th July, 1969: The Repton Conservation Area was first designated. The memorial lies within it.

28th February 2014: The memorial was surveyed, but not photographed, by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition.

21st May, 2014: The memorial was photographed by Roy Branson. It was in fair condition.

4th February, 2018: The memorial was photographed by Richard Roberts. It was in fair condition although some of the lettering was missing or damaged, and the carved ornamentation at the head was noted as becoming weathered..

References

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Comments

CWGC records indicate the date of death as 16th September, 1916.

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