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Memorial details

Memorial type
Triptych
District
Norwich
Town
Norwich
County
Norfolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 09 June 1922
    Attended by: Sir Jeremiah Colman Bt (Chairman of Colman Ltd) unveiled the memorial.
  • Dedicated
    Date: 09th June 1922
    Attended by: Bishop Suffragan of Thetford
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
20148

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Current location

Carrow House
Market Avenue
Norwich
Norwich
Norfolk
NR1 3JQ
England

OS Grid Ref: TG 23264 08548
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • J & J Colman Ltd
    Carrow Works' Club House
    Bracondale
    Norwich
    Norwich
    Norfolk
    NR1 2DD
    England

    OS Grid Ref: TG 24060 07554
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Illuminated Roll of Honour within an oak triptych. Above and beneath the central panel of the triptych are carved oak leaves and acorns. The upper section incorporates the Norwich Coat of Arms: Gules, a castle triple-towered and domed argent; in base a lion passant guardant Or. At the foot of the lower section crest is a carved laurel wreath, within which is the Colman coat of arms). The outer doors, when closed, have the name of the memorial above an incised gilt cross with the dates 1914 and 1918. Within the triptych, the illuminated Roll of Honour has four columns of names, and the dedicatory inscription.
Inscription
(Outer doors): CARROW WORKS/ MEMORIAL/ 1914/ 1918 (Roll of Honour): OF THE MEN EMPLOYED BY MESSERS J & J COLMAN, LIMITED, / AT CARROW WORKS, NORWICH, THESE GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR KING AND COUNTRY, IN THE YEARS OF OUR LORD 1915-1919/ 1915/ (names)' 1916/ (names)/ 1917/ (names)/ 1918/ (names)/ 1919/ (names) (Associated board): IN MEMORIAM/ 1914 - 1919
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Abbot, Stanley Edward Felmingham
Aldrich, Francis Pelham
Amiss, Walter David
Batch, Frank
Beckworth, William James
Bellamy, Ashton Hurn
Betts, Edward
Bloomfield, Charles
Breame, George
Brooks, Albert
See details for all 90 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 93
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 93
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Year of death, rank, forenames, surname, decorations, military unit.
    Order of information: Grouped by year of death, then alphabetical by surname
Components
  • Triptych
    Measurements: height 1700mm, width 1920mm
    Materials: Wood - Oak, Vellum
Listing information
Condition
History
12/1/2021: Eastern Daily Press announced that Norwich City Council had bought Carrow House from Norfolk County Council. 2020: Building formerly known as Colman's Factory closed. 3/1/2018: The War Memorials Trust received 'an anonymous concern stating the building this memorial is located in could be at risk of closure'.// 1995: Colmans became part of Unilever. At some point thereafter, the memorial was moved to Carrow House (former home of the Colman family).// 9/6/1922: Memorial unveiled and dedicated, after which it was installed in the Carrow Works' Club House.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Order of Service for the Unveiling and Dedication of the memorial 9th June 1922.
  • www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/213848
  • Norwich City Council, 10/9/2021: 'Norwich City Council completes purchase of key site. Norwich City Council this week has completed its purchase of the Carrow House complex – a key component in unlocking the potential for thousands of new homes and jobs in east Norwich. The city council has bought the historic site, a former home of the Colman family, from the county council for £2.25 million as part of Town Deal proposals...' www.norwich.gov.uk/news/article/472/norwich_city_council_completes_purchase_of_key_site
  • CARROW WORKS MAGAZINE 1922

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