
Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Norwich
- Town
- Norwich
- County
- Norfolk
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 20116
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Current location
Outside Morgan House on RHS
accessible by walkway
Morgan House
Rouen Rd
Norwich
Norwich
Norfolk
NR1 1QQ
England
OS Grid Ref: TG 23407 08250
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- Morgan's Brewery
King Street
Norwich
Norwich
Norfolk
OS Grid Ref: TG 2348 0818
Denomination: Undefined
- Morgan's Brewery
- Description
- Metal bronze plaque with classical pediment & supporting pilasters with relief of laurel garland in centre at top commemorating WW1. A simpler plaque for WW2 losses was subsequently added below. Subsequently moved to Norwich Breweries memorial site - see 92501
- Inscription
- WW1 upper plaque: PRO PATRIA/1914 1918/IN REMEMBRANCE OF/(NAMES)/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN/THE GREAT WAR WW2 lower plaque: AND TO THOSE WHO FELL/ IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939-1945/ (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Algar, A
Armiger, W F
Barrett, J A
Dabb, H G
Drake, W S
Edwards, S A
Freeman, H G
Freeman, K E
Gedge, S
Goate, R J
See details for all 25 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 5
Served and returned: 0
Died: 5
Exact count: no
Information shown: Initial surname,regiment
Order of information: surname - First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 20
Served and returned: 0
Died: 20
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Initial, surname, rank, regiment
Order of information: Surname
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: height C900 mm, width C300 mm
Materials: Bronze
- Plaque
- 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
- History
- MARCH 2003: Because of redevelopment, the brick surround and seat have been demolished and the plaque removed. It is currently in the safe keeping of the contractors, Hopkins Homes of Woodbridge, Suffolk. Friends of War Memorials are keeping an eye on its reinstatement.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- A Century of British Brewers plus plus 1890-2012 by Norman Barber, Mike Brown and Ken Smith p.113 Published:Longfield Brewery History Society 2012 Longfield, Kent Morgan's Brewery Co Ltd was damaged by bombing in 1942. Went into liquidation in 1961, and acquired by Bullard & Sons Ltd and Steward & Patteson Ltd, both also of Norwich.By prior arrangement transferred to Watney Mann in 1963. Became the Norwich brewery Ltd in 1976. Brewing ceased in 1985 and most of the brewery buildings were demolished in 1989.
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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