Memorial
Able Seaman J H Pickering
Current Location
Towards the eastern end of Plot A38, near the maintenance buildings and near the boundary wall with Nottingham Rd., Nottingham Road Cemetery, Nottingham Road, Chaddesden, Derby, Derbyshire, DE21 6FR, England
OS Grid Reference
SK 37128 36797
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Addition to gravestone
- WMR Reference Number
- 65677
- Description
- An addition to a white marble headstone on a family grave. The headstone has a pointed arch top, a punctuated border and a spray of ivy foliage in relief in a crescent shaped panel at the head. The inlaid inscription is in mixed styles of mainly upright capital lettering. The headstone surmounts a plain oblong base with bevelled top and is accompanied by plain oblong kerbs.
- Inscription
- In Loving Memory of/ MARY,/ THE BELOVED WIFE OF/ STEPHEN PICKERING,/ AT REST MAY 4TH. 1902,/ AGED 5 YEARS./ ASLEEP IN JESUS./ ALSO OF/ SAMUEL,/ YOUNGEST SON OF THE ABOVE,/ WHO DIED JULY 31ST. 1906,/ AGED 20 YEARS./ THE LORD GAVE AND THE LORD HATH TAKEN AWAY./ ALSO OF THE ABOVE/ STEPHEN PICKERING,/ AT REST NOVEMBER 30TH. 1922,/ AGED 78 YEARS./ THY WILL BE DONE./ ALSO OF/ JOHN HENRY PICKERING, A.B./ OF HMS "ASTREA",/ WHO DIED IN MALTA AUGUST 4TH. 1897,/ AGED 19 YEARS.
- War
- Military Service
- Number Commemorated
- 1
- Died
- 1
- Information shown
- surname, rank, service, date of death, place of death, forenames, age, relationships
- Maintenance History
- 5 March 2014: The lower part of the inscription was becoming obscured by lichen growth. The kerbs were almost completely buried. The cemetery is entered on the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest. Parks and Gardens UK reference 2450.
Components
- Gravestone
Height: 1320mm
Width: 730mm
Depth: 70mm
Made from: Marble - White
Condition: Good
- Base
Height: c100mm
Width: 1000mm
Depth: 225mm
Made from: Marble - White
Condition: Good
- Kerb stone
Height: -
Width: 1000mm
Depth: 2100mm
Made from: Marble - White
Condition: Good