Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Serviceman / Servicewoman
- District
- Manchester
- Town
- Manchester
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Korean War (1950-1953)
- Maker
- CHARLES SARGEANT JAGGER (Sculptor)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 10670
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Current location
In the external porch
Britannia Hotel
Portland Street
Manchester
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M1 3LA
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 84344 98055
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Serviceman figure in full battledress with cape holding rifle black metal set into a granite alcove on the Chorlton Street side of the porch. Dedicatory stone tablet with names on the Piccadilly (opposite) side of the porch. There is a separate bronze plaque for WW2 and Korea on a pillar on the street side of the porch (behind you as you step in), between the names tablet and the statue).
- Inscription
- 1914 W 1918/ TO THE ENDURING MEMORY/ OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THE/ STAFF OF S & J WATTS & CO/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE CAUSE OF/ TRUTH JUSTICE AND FREEDOM/ DURING THE GREAT WAR/ (Names)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/ Rear of central pillar: REMEMBER / (Names) 1939 - 1945 / KOREA 1951 / (Name)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Adamson, J H
Andrew, A
Arnold, E W
Backhouse, A R
Bacon, J
Barnes, B M
Barrow, F
Barton, Florence
Bennett, J W
Blackburn, E
See details for all 106 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 87
Served and returned: 0
Died: 87
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 18
Served and returned: 0
Died: 18
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forename
Order of information: surname - Korean War (1950-1953)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forename
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Second World War memorial
Measurements: height 750MM, width 400MM
Materials: Bronze - First World War memorial
Measurements: height 400MM, width 200MM
Materials: Granite, Stone - Figure
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal
- Second World War memorial
- Listing information
- BRITANNIA HOTEL
- Grade II*
- This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- S & J Watts & Co. / THe Sentry
- WMO ID: 173299
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 09-05-2014]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Corporate
- Responsibility
- BRITANNIA HOTEL
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