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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Amber Valley
Town
Kedleston
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
61547

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Current location

On the North wall of the chancel.
All Saints Church
Kedleston Rd
Kedleston
Amber Valley
Derbyshire
DE22 5JH
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 312 403
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A wall mounted black marble tablet in an alabaster frame. The plain polished tablet has a rounded arch top and the incised gilded inscription is in mixed case upright Roman lettering. The frame is of brown veined white alabaster with a moulded cornice at the head and moulded borders to the tablet. It is surmounted by an oblong block bearing the shield of the Curzon family in relief and rests on two small brackets.
Inscription
In memory of/ RICHARD/ NATHANIEL CURZON/ 10th Baronet 6th Baron/ and 2nd Viscount Scarsdale/ Born 3rd July 1898/ Died 19th October 1977/ For 52 years/ 29th Lord of Kedleston/ Served in France, Belgium/ and Germany in the Royal/ Scots Greys 1918-1919 and in/ Egypt, Syria, Palestine and/ England in the Royal/ Artillery 1939-1945/ Major and Honorary Colonel/ R.A. Territorial Decoration and/ a Knight of the Order of St. John/ of Jerusalem. He devoted much/ of his life to the maintenance/ of this church and to restoring/ The Hall and the estate to their/ original beauty and prosperity.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,forename,additional,decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,forename,additional,decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth -, height c800mm, width c400mm
    Materials: Marble - Black
  • Frame
    Measurements: depth c100mm, height c1100mm, width c600mm
    Materials: Alabaster
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS
  • Grade I
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
History
10 February 1972: The church lies within the Kedleston Conservation Area designated on this date. 13 February 1967: Church listed Grade I, Heritage List for England number 1335331. The church lies within Kedleston Hall Park listed in the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest. The church is listed in the Derbyshire Historic Environment Record (formerly the Derbyshire Sites and Monuments Record) HER Number 21903. The church is listed in the PastScape register based on the National Monuments Record national historic environment database.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
The Churches Conservation Trust.

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