Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Broxtowe
Town
Kimberley
County
Nottinghamshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
59093

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Current location

Fixed to the external wall
on the north side of road. (The former site of Hucknall Torkard Co-operative Society's Kimberley Branch (Haberdashery Department)
6
James Street
Kimberley
Broxtowe
Nottinghamshire
NG16 2LR
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 49930 44693
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Outside the front door of the church
    St Mary Magdalene
    Market Place
    Hucknall
    Nottingham
    Nottinghamshire
    NG15 7AZ
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SK 53347 49381
    Denomination: Undefined
  • On south side of road.
    Hucknall Co-operative Society Haberdashery Department
    James St
    Kimberley
    NG16 2LP

    OS Grid Ref: SK 499 446
    Denomination: Undefined
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Description
A rectangular metal plaque; plain narrow border; three prominent studs at the head and three at the foot; raised inscription in upright capital Roman lettering. [A plaque re the Society's Hucknall Branch, which bears the same inscription/names but is of a different design, is now in St Mary Magdalene Churchyard; our record WMR 70204 relates].
Inscription
IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF EMPLOYEES/ OF THE SOCIETY/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ (Names)/ "THEY DIED THAT WE/ MIGHT LIVE"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Beecroft, Thomas
Clarke, Arthur
Clarke, Stephen
Clay, Frederick S
Dawkins, Robert H
Fairfield, Joseph
Harvey, Arthur
Whyatt, Samuel
See details for all 8 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname
    Order of information: Alphabetical by surname.
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height c 750mm, width c 400mm
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
Condition
History
The plaque is on external wall of Hucknall Co-operative Society's former Kimberley Branch in James Street, which closed in the 1970s. (We are uncertain if this plaque was temporarily placed in storage at that time, or has instead remained in situ throughout).
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Nottingham Journal, Monday 20th July 1914 (page 2): reported on a recent event: 'CO-OPERATIVE JUBILEE AT KIMBERLEY. A gala was held at Kimberley on Saturday in commemoration of the jubilee of the Co-operative Society. The Kimberley Branch is an auxiliary of the Hucknall Torkard Co-operative Society...' www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001896/19140720/048/0002
  • Nottinghamshire County Council Roll of Honour website: has biographical details of the casualties on this Co-op Kimberley Branch memorial, of which it states: 'This memorial which bears the same names as the Hucknall Co-operative Society (Hucknall Branch) memorial in St Mary Magdalene churchyard, Hucknall, is on the wall of the former store, James Street, Kimberley, NG16'. secure.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/RollOfHonour/WarMemorials/Details/474
  • Nottinghamshire Archives, reference GB0157: (MP/XBM/75/L), Hucknall Co-operative Society Ltd (Premises James Street, Kimberley), 'Survey of premises including floor plan and sections, James Street, Kimberley', May 1941; DD/GN/8/7/22 (Plans) 'Premises, James Street, Kimberley', 1940. nawcat.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=DD+GN%2f8%2f7%2f22%2f1&pos=6

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