Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Salford
Town
Salford
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Rededicated
    Date: 17th July 2017
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
15968

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Current location

It was erected on the right hand wall in the entrance foyer of the former Magistrates Court. (The building is now a private residential block
in which the memorial hangs near the Reception desk). N.B. ACCESS TO THIS NOW-PRIVATE BUILDING IS RESTRICTED TO THE RESIDENTS
SO THE MEMORIAL IS NOT ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC.
Salford X1 Town Hall
Bexley Square
Salford
Salford
Greater Manchester
M3 6DJ
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 82901 98652
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Illuminated Roll of Honour in a large glazed gilt frame. The frame is intricately carved with stylised laurel leaves. The Roll of Honour has the Salford Coat of Arms at top-centre; the upper left and right corners each depict a woman in a classical red dress, holding a palm frond in one hand; their other hand holds one end of a ribbon that runs between them, bearing the motto 'DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI' . A soldier and sailor in uniform, with bowed heads and inverted weapons, flank the central and lower panels. The casualties' names are recorded within the three central panels, each of which comprises two columns. (The names are grouped by the Borough Department in which they formerly worked i.e.: Engineers; Treasurers; Education' Electricity; Gas; Health; Lighting and Cleansing; Museums; Parks; Police; Town Clerics; Tramways; Water). The lower panel contains the dedicatory inscription.
Inscription
DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI / COUNTY BOROUGH OF SALFORD / (names)/ IN MEMORY OF / THE EMPLOYES [sic] OF THE SALFORD CORPORATION / WHO, AT THE CALL OF DUTY, CAME / FORWARD AND LOST THEIR LIVES WHILE SERVING THEIR KING AND COUNTRY / AND IN UPHOLDING THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM, IN THE EUROPEAN WAR/ BEGUN IN ANNO MXMXIV
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Anderson, Joseph
Anderton, Thomas
Andrew, Herbert
Andrews, Harvey Fred
Andrews, Joseph
Armitt, James Henry
Bailey, William
Bainbridge, Peter
Ball, Frederick
Barrett, Harold Renshaw
See details for all 213 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 214
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 214
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Corporation Department in which formerly employed
    Order of information: Names are grouped by Department, then alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Glass
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper
Listing information
Condition
History
The Salford Corporation Employees WW1 Roll of Honour was erected in the Town Hall. (Salford became a city in 1926. In 1972 the County Borough was abolished, and subsequently became part of City of Salford Local Authority in 1974). The memorial remained within the building, in the entrance foyer of the Magistrates Court. Salford Town Hall continued to be used as a court house until the last two court rooms closed in December 2011. The premises was later sold and redeveloped; the secure private building now comprises apartments, with communal areas, in one of which the memorial hangs (near the Reception desk). On 31/1/1952 the premises was Grade II Listed, under List Entry Number 1386076; the memorial was not specifically mentioned in that listing.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Inspired Property Management
Reference

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