Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Broxtowe
Town
Beeston
County
Nottinghamshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 03rd May 1924
    Attended by: Reverend H T Hayman MA unveiled the plaque.
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
27328

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Current location

D31 Building
Boots Co Ltd Archive (D31 Building)
Second Avenue (off Thane Road)
Beeston
Broxtowe
Nottinghamshire
NG90 1BS
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 54600 36936
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • 4
    Boots Athletic Club Pavilion
    Trent Avenue
    West Bridgford
    Nottingham
    Nottinghamshire
    NG2 5AA
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SK 58717 38482
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Large rectangular bronze plaque, with a cast laurel leaf border. Names in white lettering.
Inscription
RETAIL BRANCHES/ IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THE/ EMPLOYEES OF BOOTS THE CHEMISTS WHO MADE/ THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-18/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Aldridge, W
Allum, L
Anderton, J
Ashton, J R W
Bailey, E C
Baker, J W
Baxter, C
Baxter, W
Beale, C
Bennett, D
See details for all 205 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 206
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 206
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Initials, surname, decorations, military unit
    Order of information: Listed alphabetically by surname, in four columns.
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
Condition
History
Post-1924: The memorial was relocated to Boots Archive (possibly in 1953, when the pavilion was extended?).// 3/5/1924: The memorial was unveiled in the Boots Athletics Pavilion.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
BOOTS COMPANY PLC
Reference
  • Nottingham Journal, Monday 5th May 1924 (page 5) reported: HONOUR TO FALLEN. MEMORIAL TO 320 EMPLOYEES OF MESSRS. BOOTS. In memory of the 320 employees of the Nottingham branches of Boots, the Chemists, who gave their lives in the war, two tablets were erected in the pavilion on the Boots' Athletic Ground, Lady Bay. These were unveiled on Saturday by the Rev. H. T Hayman, M.A. (late Chaplain of the Robin Hoods), who, in his address, said that these occasions always brought to his mind the great idea of unselfishness. Several of the fallen, he said, were prepared, and when the war came they willingly offered themselves for their country without thought for themselves. World peace, he concluded, was wanted by everyone, but such a state could not be brought about unless people lived in harmony in their domestic lives'. www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001898/19240505/059/0005
  • Biographical details of the casualties can be found at secure.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/RollOfHonour/WarMemorials/Details/644
  • Nottinghamshire Heritage Gateway article (by Sophie Clapp) re Boots buildings states of the Pavilion: 'W200 Lady Bay Sports Grounds/Athletic Club: Canal Side, Lady Bay, West Bridgford, Nottingham. Ground acquired in 1900 to provide a ports ground for the Boots Athletics Club; Freehold purchased 1920 for £5,700 including some cottages. Pavilion constructed 1922 and more land bought 1926 for £5,800. Pavilion extended 1953. Some land and cottages sold to Trent River Board for £650 7 Aug 1957'. www.nottsheritagegateway.org.uk/themes/boots/bootsstructural.htm

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