Memorial details

Memorial type
Hall / Institute
District
Derby
Town
Allestree
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Opened
    Date: 28 November 2006
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
56151

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Current location

Junction of Cornhill
Park La and St Edmunds Cl.
Allestree Memorial Hall
1 Cornhill
Allestree
Derby
Derbyshire
DE22 2GG
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 347 397
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Single storey community hall containing a simple commemorative plaque.
Inscription
THIS HALL WAS PURCHASED/ AND DEDICATED AS A/ MEMORIAL TO THOSE OF/ THIS VILLAGE WHO SERVED/ IN THE TWO WARS/ 1914-1918 1939-1945
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
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Hall
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height c 300mm, width c 450mm
    Materials: Metal
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
History
2006: Hall was extended to the rear and side of the hall on the south and west elvations. Extensions was to provide office space and toilets Date Unknown: Hall was Grade II listed
Costs

Comments: In March 2008 the website: http://www.derbyshire-peakdistrict.co.uk/derbyallestree.htm stated: "Another former resident of Allestree Hall, Sir Henry Raphael, who represented South Derbyshire for the Liberal Party, gave the Memorial Hall to the village." 2006 extensions sponsored by: Derby City Council Area Panel 5; Lottery Awards For All; Hanson Environmental Fund Via The Derbyshire Environmental Trust; Allestree Memorial Hall; Allestree Bridge Club.

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Other
Responsibility
Allestree Memorial Hall Trust
Reference
  • Council or Committee Minutes 12 October 2005 Report to Derby City Council Area Panel 5 refers to application for grant to build extension.
  • Council or Committee Minutes 12 July 2006 Report to Derby City Council Area Panel 5 refers to application for grant to build extension.
  • Council or Committee Minutes 15 December 2005 Report to Derby City Council Conservation Area Advisory Committee refers, in Item 1, to proposals to build extension.
  • Other website www.derbyshire-peakdistrict.co.uk/derbyallestree.htm

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