Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Stores Department

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Manchester
Town: Manchester
County: Greater Manchester
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 13121

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Current location

Low wall in garden in front of building
Greater Manchester Fire Service Divisional Headquarters
Thompson Street
Manchester
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M4 4HY
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 84734 99052
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Tablet with rounded head and black lettering. Laurel leaves on either side.

Inscription

IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN / OF THE LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY / STORES DEPARTMENT / WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR / (names in 3 columns) / THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY / THEIR FELLOW WORKERS

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Booth, J P
Bradbury, R
Brownbill, J W
Carney, J
Carrol, T
Cooper, W E
Cornall, C L
Flood, J
Gilbody, J
Hodson, S
See details for all 27 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 27
Served and returned: 0
Died: 27
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: surname

Components

Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined
Figures
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze

Listing information

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Condition

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History

CHANGES: THE STATION AND GOODS YARD WERE DEMOLISHED IN THE 1980'S AND THE FIRE STATION AND OTHER BUILDINGS ERECTED IN THEIR PLACE. THE TABLET IS ALSO ONLY PART OF THE ORIGINAL MEMORIAL WITH THE BRONZE FIGURE AND OTHER INSCRIPTED PLAQUES LOST.

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Public

Responsibility

GREATER MANCHESTER FIRE SERVICE

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