Thetford Cottage Hospital Wing

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Memorial details

Memorial type

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 31st January 1924
Attended by: Opened by Bridg.-Gen. Sir Hamilton Ballance

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

56468

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Previous locations

Thetford Cottage Hospital
Earls Street
Thetford
Breckland
Norfolk
IP24 2AD
England

OS Grid Ref: TL87186 83172
Denomination: Undefined

Description

Hospital wing and x-ray apparatus. Stone memorial tablet on the wall of the wing, with carved lettering. Hospital closed in 2006.

Inscription

This Wing was added to/ the Hospital and the X-Ray/ Apparatus installed by/ public subscription in Memory/ of the MEN of THETFORD/ who gave their Lives for/ King and Country in the/ GREAT WAR 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

Hospital
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brick
Hospital equipment
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined

Listing information

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Condition

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History

April 2008: Memorial tablet to be removed from building and stored by Thetford Town Council until the community has been consulted on where they would like to see the stone housed permanently.

Costs

Comments: £1,685 14s + £189 12s 3d interest

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Public

Responsibility

Thetford Town Council

Reference

War Memorials Archive Blog: ukniwm.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/the-useful-and-the-unusual/
Anonymous, 'Thetford Cottage Hospital: A Useful War Memorial - The Value of the X-Ray', Bury Free Press, Saturday 02 February 1924.

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