Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Southampton
Town
Woolston
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War - civilians
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 5 March 1996
    Attended by: Revd Cannon R R Wheeler, Rector of Southampton
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
21627

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Current location

Wharf Road
Woolston
Southampton
Hampshire
SO19 7TN
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 43507 11178
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Rectangular metal plaque , the longer axis horizontal . Set on a concrete base , the commemoration in raised letters coloured dark blue against a light blue background ,in the top right corner the arms of the City of Southampton in natural colour , and a full colour image of a Spitfire on the left partly outside the boundary of the plaque.. An outline of a spitfire constructed of bricks set into the ground in front of the plaque .
Inscription
TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE WOOLSTON WORKERS KILLED & / INJURED BY ENEMY BOMBING AT THE SUPERMARINE WORKS / NEAR THIS SITE ON 24 AND 26 SEPTEMBER 1940 AND TO / RECORD WITH PRIDE THE LONG LINE OF FAMOUS AIRCRAFT / DESIGNED AND BUILT HERE BY SOUTHAMPTON PEOPLE / SCHNEIDER TROPHY SEAPLANE / SOUTHAMPTON / SCAPA / STRANRAER / WALRUS / SEAGULL / SPITFIRE / THIS PLAQUE IS DEDICATED BY THE / REVEREND CANON R. R. WHEELER, RECTOR OF SOUTHAMPTON / ON THE SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MAIDEN FLIGHT / OF THE SPITFIRE 5 MARCH 1936
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 600MM, width 450MM
    Materials: Metal
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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