Southern Railway Nine Elms Motive Power Depot

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Lambeth
Town: Waterloo
County: Greater London
Country: England
Commemoration: Second World War - civilians
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 12179

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Current location

On wall outside shop on concourse
opposite platforms 19 and 20.
Waterloo Railway Station
Waterloo Road
Waterloo
Lambeth
Greater London
SE1 8SE
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 31023 79978
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations

Nine Elms Motive Power Depot
Thessaly Road
Nine Elms
Wandsworth
Greater London
SW8
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 288 765
Denomination: Undefined

Description

Wall mounted plaque painted red and green, with letters SR (Southern Railway) in pediment.

Inscription

NINE ELMS/ MOTIVE POWER/ IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS DEPOT/ WHO DIED BY ENEMY ACTION 1939-1945/ (Names)

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Alexander, S
Attwood, C H
Barker, F
Bright, G L
Hutcherson, A C S
Huxter, P
Leach, R F
Messenger, G E
Parkhouse, A
Parr, O
See details for all 14 names

Commemorations

Second World War - civilians
Total names on memorial: 14
Served and returned: 0
Died: 14
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: Surname

Components

Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass

Listing information

This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website

Condition

Southern Railway Nine Elms Motive Power Depot
WMO ID: 111482
Condition: Good [last updated on 04-09-2017]
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

London Remembers: www.londonremembers.com/memorials/nine-elms-motive-power
'Southern Railway Magazine', Dec. 1940 p.264; Jan-Feb. 1941 p.26; May-June 1941* p.77; July-Aug. 1944 p.84. These issues included obituaries of five of those named on the memorial.
B Darwin: 'War on the Line: The Story of the Southern Railway in War-Time' (London: The Southern Railway Compnay, 1946) p.169
'Railway World' Dec. 1997 p.56. Obituaries of five of those named appear in the 'Southern Railway Magazine' Dec. 1940 p.264; Jan-Feb. 1941 p.26; May-June 1941* p.77; July-Aug. 1944 p.84. * These were killed in a raid on Nine Elms in April 1941.

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