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Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Erewash
Town
Cloudside, Sandiacre
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
61570

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Current location

Sandiacre Cemetery
Church Dr
Cloudside
Sandiacre
Erewash
Derbyshire
NG10 5EE
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 479 373
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Addition to a headstone on a family grave. The headstone is an oblong black polished granite tablet with a flat moulded top and a projecting panel at the left side bearing a design of a plant stand in relief and a hole above for plants. The headstone is complemented by plain rectangular black granite kerbs and a black granite vase. The inscription on the headstone and vase is incised and gilded in upright capital Roman lettering. The makers mark is incised on the kerbs.
Inscription
Headstone: IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ LUCY,/ THE BELOVED WIFE OF/ JOHN RIGBY,/ WHO DIED JULY 20TH. 1936, AGED 71 YEARS./ ALSO HER BELOVED HUSBAND/JOHN RIGBY,/ WHO DIED JANUARY 7TH 1944, AGED 83 YEARS./ REUNITED./ ALSO ERNEST THOMAS,/ BELOVED SON OF THE ABOVE/ KILLED IN ACTION MARCH 22ND. 1918,/ AGED 19 YEARS. Vase: AT REST.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,year died,forename,manner of death,age of death,relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: depth 125mm, height 670mm, width 910mm
    Materials: Granite - Black
  • Kerb stone
    Measurements: depth 2000mm, height 150mm, width 915mm
    Materials: Granite - Black
  • Vase
    Measurements: depth 205mm, height 165mm, width 210mm
    Materials: Granite - Black
Listing information
Condition
History
The cemetery lies within the Sandiacre Cloudside Conservation Area.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
The cemetery is managed by Sandiacre Parish Council but they are not necessarily responsible for the memorial.

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