Memorial

R Sanders

Source: Copyright Christopher Preston

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Current Location

East of the chapel, up the hill towards the woodland., Belper Cemetery, Matlock Rd (a6), Broadholm, Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, DE56 2JE, England

OS Grid Reference

SK 35200 48900

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Addition to gravestone
WMR Reference Number: 65702
Description: An addition to a black granite headstone on a family grave. The headstone has a flat top with stepped corners, a battered face and a decorative panel of foliage incised at each side. The inscription is incised on the face of the headstone upright capital roman lettering with the maker's name at the foot of the oblong kerbs.
Inscription: Headstone: IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ A DEAR WIFE AND MOTHER/ VIOLETTA SANDERS./ PASSED AWAY 26TH. APRIL 1963,/ AGED 74 YEARS./ ALSO A DEAR HUSBAND AND FATHER/ PERCY EDWARD SANDERS,/ PASSED AWAY 2ND. DEC. 1969, AGED 83 YEARS./ ALSO ROY SANDERS, THEIR SON/ KILLED IN ACTION/ IN THE 1939 - 1945 WAR, AGED 27 YEARS. Foot of kerb: BERESFORD

Commemoration

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: surname,forename,manner of death,age of death

History

Maker(s): MESSRS JAMES BERESFORD & SONS, Mason

Conservation

Custodian: The cemetery is maintained by Amber Valley Borough Council.

Components

Gravestone

Height: 700mm

Width: 925mm

Depth: 150mm

Made from: Granite - Black

Condition: Good

Kerb stone

Height: 230mm

Width: 925mm

Depth: 2000mm

Made from: Granite - Black

Condition: Good