Gravestone of GROVES William James 1957; GROVES Charles Arthur 1959; GROVES Eva Beatrice 1978

RIP / In loving memory of / WILLIAM JAMES GROVES / died 16th March 1957 aged 84 years / also / CHARLES ARTHUR GROVES BEM / died 9th February 1959 aged 78 years / also his wife / EVA BEATRICE / died 25th February 1978 aged 94 years /

Limestone compound headstone, kerb

Grave 235 in grid square N3.

Charles and Eva Groves owned and ran the Cliffe Hotel for many years. Charlie Groves was the Parish Clerk and village’s Chief ARP Warden in WW2. He was known as ‘the Father of the village’