Memorial details

Memorial type
Hospital / Clinic
District
South Kesteven
Town
Bourne
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 11 May 1921
    Attended by: Canon Grinter dedicated the memorial
  • Unveiled
    Date: 11 May 1921
    Attended by: Undefined
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
42964

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Current location

Junction of North Road and Harrington Street.
Butterfield Day Centre
North Road
Bourne
South Kesteven
Lincolnshire
PE10 9AP
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 09639 20593
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
The east wing of the building (which was added as an extension to the existing Cottage Hospital, as the town's first war memorial), with an inscribed lintel above the entrance. When the memorial wing was opened in 1921, it comprised the entrance hall and waiting room, a ground-floor four-bed women's ward (named "Ingle" Ward), and a first-floor men's ward (named the "Peace Memorial Ward"); adjoining each ward was a small room for the attending nurses' use.
Inscription
ERECTED 1920/ IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR OF 1914 - 1918
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Building
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Glass
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height c230mm, width c1000mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
History
After the east wing extension was opened, the building continued as a hospital until its closure in 1983. Since 1985 it has been used as a day centre for the elderly, and later became the Butterfield Day Care Centre.
Costs

Comments: The cost of the memorial wing was funded by a combination of a legacy of £l,000 from the estate of the late Mr. Frederick. Ingle, of Colsterworth; legacies under the wills of the late Mr. Arthur Saul and of the late Mr. T. M. Baxter; a grant of £l,000 from the surplus Red Cross Funds, and £700 raised by collections.

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private,public
Responsibility
Bourne Town Council
Reference

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