Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Erewash
Town
Ockbrook
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
John Hardman & Co. Ltd (Manufacturer)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1 November 1919
    Attended by: Bishop Ellis
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
14228

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Current location

Moravian Lecture Hall
The Settlement
Ockbrook
Erewash
Derbyshire
DE72 3RJ
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 42127 36170
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A cast iron plaque on the external wall of the building and a brass plaque inside.
Inscription
External plaque: THIS BUILDING WAS USED/ AS AN AUXILIARY HOSPITAL/ DURING THE GREAT WAR. 1914-1919. Internal plaque: TO ALL WHO SERVED IN THE VAD/ IN THE LECTURE HALL DURING THE 1914 - 1918 WAR/ THIS TABLET WAS GIVEN BY THE COMMITTEE OF THE/ OCKBROOK AND BORROWASH RED CROSS SOCIETY IN/ COMMEMORATION OF THE SERVICES OF MRS E KING AND/ THE OFFICERS AND STAFF OF THE VAD HOSPITAL/ HELD IN THIS HALL WHICH WAS LENT BY THE/ MORAVIANS TO THE COMMITTEE TO BE USED BY/ THEM AND TO BE UNDER THEIR CONTROL FOR THE/ BENEFIT OF WOUNDED BRITISH SOLDIERS DURING THE/ GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ THE FOLLOWING ARE THE NAMES OF THE/ OFFICERS AND STAFF/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adderton
Armin
Ashton
Bailey
Band
Bennett
Birkinshaw
Boddington
Butler
Caven
See details for all 50 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 50
    Served and returned: 50
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 10mm, height 150mm, width 600mm
    Materials: Brass, Cast Iron
Listing information
Condition
History
8 September, 2012: The hall and external plaque were in good condition but the internal plaque was not located. The hall lies within the Ockbrook Moravian Conservation Area.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Derby Daily Telegraph 3/ 3 November 1919 Account of unveiling with description of plaque.
  • Archives of the Moravian Church - British Province OCK/27/19/46

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