Biggin Hill Memorial Library

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Memorial details

Memorial type

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Second World War (1939-1945)

Ceremony

Opened
Date: 24th January 1981
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

12694

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Current location

Memorial Library
Church Rd
Biggin Hill
Bromley
Greater London
TN 16 3LB
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 41893 58964
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Library built to replace an earlier Memorial Hall.

Inscription

(None)

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Hall
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Unknown
Library
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brick

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History

DATE UNKNOWN: ORIGINAL MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HALL WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE 1981: AFTER THE SITE HAD STOOD UNOCCUPIED FOR SEVERAL YEARS THE COUNCIL DECIDED TO BUILD A LIBRARY AS A REPLACEMENT MEMORIAL

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

BROMLEY WAR MEMORIALS VOLUME TWO by RASON, PAUL 122-3 Source: Image Library NIWM Published:LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY NOV 1999 BROMLEY

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