Memorial details

Memorial type
Tapestry / Needlepoint
District
Annandale And Eskdale
Town
Moffat
County
Dumfries And Galloway
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker
DOBSONS AND M. BROWNE & CO (Manufacturer)
HARRY CROSS (Designer)
W HEROD (Draughtsman)
Mr W R Jackson (Draughtsman)
Alf Webster (Patternmaker)
Ceremony
  • Presented
    Date: 1946
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
56968

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Current location

In alcove of residents' communal lounge
Dowding House RAFA Sheltered Housing Project.
Old Well Road
Moffat
Annandale And Eskdale
Dumfries And Galloway
DG10 9AP
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 08612 05402
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Framed and glazed wall mounted lace panel of Egyptian Cotton depicting various scenes witnessed during the bombing of London. Depicts aircraft in battle and airmen parachuting; landmarks of London under attack; badges of Allied air forces; together with the names of the craftsmen who designed and created the panel along with Churchill's quote.
Inscription
THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN/ NEVER WAS SO MUCH OWED BY SO MANY TO SO FEW. CHURCHILL
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • 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
  • Tapestry / Needlepoint
    Measurements: height 4572mm, width 1676mm
    Materials: Lace
Condition
History
1988: Given to Dowding House by RAFA Created between 1942-1946. Presented to the Royal Air Force Association (not known where it was kept to this point or if work has been carried out on it.)
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
RAFA Dowding House
Reference

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