Memorial details

Memorial type
Street shrine
District
Kingston Upon Hull
Town
Kingston Upon Hull
County
Humberside
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 21st October 1916
    Attended by: Mr W. H. Slack
  • Dedicated
    Date: 21st October 1916
    Attended by: Rev. J. Hanby and prayers by Rev. E. J. Harvey
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
35329

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Current location

On side wall of Reckits's Ltd
Reckitt's Ltd
Dansom Lane
Kingston Upon Hull
Kingston Upon Hull
Humberside
HU8 7LL
England

OS Grid Ref: TA 10734 29743
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A wooden-fronted glass case with the arms of Kingston-upon-Hull above the text. Memorial originally just to indicate those serving but a Group of names in centre with with a black line around names so perhaps added later to indicate those killed. There were a series of shrines and Rolls of Honour erected around the same time for different street.
Inscription
1914 - 18 / Dansom Lane Roll of Honour / (NAMES) / GOD BLESS OUR BOYS
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allsop, J
Armstrong, A
Armstrong, Driver Harry
Barrow, J
Barton, John W
Barton, J W
Baxter, H
Bays, J W
Beacock, G A
Beacock, George Arthur
See details for all 180 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 142
    Served and returned: 128
    Died: 14
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Unknown, Glass
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Unknown
  • Case
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood, Glass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Hull Daily Mail - Monday 23 October 1916 Page 5 THE STREET SHRINES. CEREMONIES OF THE WEEK-END. .. During the week-end the unveiling took place in about a dozen different streets, including Sutton-street, Dansom-lane, Wincolmlee, Osborne-street, Barmstone-street, Rensburg-street, Portland-street, Maple-street, Ripon-street, Alexandra-street, and Norwood-street. (names) ---
  • 'Ceremony at Dansom Lane', The Daily Mail, 23 October 1916
  • 'Gone but not forgotten...', unidentified magazine, p. 22.
  • 'Dansom Lane Shrine: To the Editor of the Daily Mail...', The Daily Mail, 24 October 1916
  • 'The Street Shrines: Ceremonies of the Week-end', The Daily Mail, 24 October 1916
  • Hull Daily Mail - Wednesday 25 October 1916 Page 2 HULL STREET SHRINES. DAMSON LANE. etc (names) ---

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