Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Stoke On Trent
Town
Hanley
County
Staffordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
Mr Green, of Lichfield Street (Letter cutter / Engraver)
Messrs Colley and Lindop (Carpenter)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 17 April 1920
    Attended by: The Mayor of Stoke on Trent (Alderman W.E. Robinson) performed the unveiling
  • Dedicated
    Date: 17 April 1920
    Attended by: Reverend F.J. Wharton (the Mayor's Chaplain) performed the dedication
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
26279

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Current location

The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
Bethesda Street
Hanley
Stoke On Trent
Staffordshire
ST1 3DW
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 88165 47332
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Bethesda Manse
    Mollart Street
    Hanley
    Stoke On Trent
    Staffordshire
    ST1 3TA
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SJ 883 471
    Denomination: Methodist
Description
Brass nowy-headed plaque. Two columns incised either side with the war dates at top of each. The names of the fallen originally painted in red. (The original wooden frame does not appear on the item in the 2018 Museum display).
Inscription
1914 ROLL OF HONOUR 1919 / TO KEEP IN MEMORY THE NAMES OF THE / MEN OF MOLLART ST HANLEY,/ WHO JOINED H.M. FORCES DURING THE GREAT WAR / THE FOLLOWING PAID THE SUPREME SACRIFICE / (Names)/ THE FOLLOWING ALSO SERVED IN H.M. FORCES / (Names) / THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY THE RESIDENTS OF MOLLART ST HANLEY / IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF DUTY NOBLY DONE BY THE ABOVE NAMED
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allman, W
Bailey, A
Bailey, A
Ball, C
Barker, G
Bill, R
Bourne, F
Bourne, H
Davenport, W
Davies, H
See details for all 58 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 58
    Served and returned: 47
    Died: 11
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Initial, surname
    Order of information: Grouped by whether died or survived, then alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Frame
    Measurements: height 500mm, width 380mm
    Materials: Wood
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Site: £0
Comments: The cost of the memorial was borne by the residents of Mollart Street. It was originally erected on the wall of Bethseda Manse, which was made available at no cost by the Trustees of Bethseda Church.
Memorial: "Upwards of £50"

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Staffordshire Sentinel 20/4/1920 (page 5): reported the unveiling of the memorial, commenting that although Mollart Street comprised only "some 60 houses", 57 of its residents had enlisted, of whom 11 had died. www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000347/19200420/094/0005
  • The Mollart Street WW1 Memorial is catalogued by The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery as "The Spitfire Memorial". (One of those named on it as having served was "E. Mitchell", i.e. Herbert Eric Mitchell, whose brother Reginald Joseph Mitchell designed the Spitfire aircraft; their parents Herbert and Eliza Jane Mitchell lived at 4 Mollart Street in Hanley).

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