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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)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
65259

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Current location

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

OS Grid Ref: SK 436 457
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
An addition to a white marble headstone on a family grave. The headstone has a shallow triangular arch top with a cross in relief in a roundel at the head, a sinuous design in relief in narrow panels at the sides and an inlaid inscription in upright capital lettering. The headstone surmounts an oblong white marble base with bevelled top and is accompanied by plain oblong white marble kerbs.
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ EDITH LEIVERS,/ WHO DIED FEB. 24TH. 1902,/ AGED 19 YEARS./ ALSO OF/ GEORGE LEIVERS,/ WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION/ IN FRANCE JULY 29TH. 1915,/ AGED 21 YEARS./ ALSO OF/ ELIZA LEIVERS,/ MOTHER OF THE ABOVE/ WHO DIED NOV. 12TH. 1932,/ AGED 80 YEARS./ AND OF HER HUSBAND/ LOHN LEIVERS,/ WHO DIED JULY 31ST. 1936,/ AGED 82 YEARS./ "ABIDE WITH ME."
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 75mm, height 1320mm, width 740mm
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Base
    Measurements: depth 225mm, height 235mm, width 905mm
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Kerb stone
    Measurements: depth 1875mm, height c50mm, width 910mm
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
Condition
History
13 November 2013: Although in good condition and legible, the conjoined headstone and base had been laid flat on the surface of the grave, presumably because they had become unsafe.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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