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Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Amber Valley
Town
Marlpool, Heanor
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
Geo Holbrook and Son (Mason)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
65058

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Current location

Just southeast of the Garden of Remembrance.
Heanor Cemetery
Ilkeston Rd (a6007)
Marlpool
Heanor
Amber Valley
Derbyshire
DE75 7DT
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 437 458
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
An addition to a white marble headstone on a family grave. The tall headstone has a triangular arch top and stepped shoulders with a spray of flowers in relief in a triangular panel at the head and an inlaid inscription in upright capital lettering. The headstone surmounts an oblong base with bevelled top and with the makers' name inlaid in the corner.
Inscription
Headstone: IN/ LOVING MEMORY OF/ MARY ANN BARNES/ THE BELOVED WIFE OF/ HENRY BARNES,/ WHO DIED MARCH 11TH. 1918,/ AGED 49 YEARS./ ALSO OF THEIR BELOVED SON/ CYRIL,/ KILLED IN ACTION - FRANCE JUNE 1ST. 1917,/ AGED 20 YEARS./ I REST IN THE LORD./ ALSO OF THE ABOVE NAMED/ HENRY BARNES,/ DIED MARCH 6TH. 1940./ AGED 71 YEARS. Base: HOLBROOK & CO
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,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: depth 100mm, height 1320mm, width 680mm
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Base
    Measurements: depth c240mm, height 300mm, width 800mm
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
Condition
History
24 October 2013: The conjoined headstone and base had been laid face up flat on the ground, presumably because they had become unsafe.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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