Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Derby
Town
Litchurch
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
60921

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Current location

On a brick wall at the northern end of the platform.
Platform 1
Derby Midland Station
Jn Railway Terrace And Midland Rd
Litchurch
Derby
Derbyshire
DE1 2RU
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 36206 35548
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • In temporary storage pending relocation.
    Caxton House
    RTC Business Park
    London Rd (a5194)
    Litchurch
    Derby
    Derbyshire
    DE24 8UP
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SK 368 347
    Denomination: Undefined
  • In the foyer.
    Hartley House
    500 London Rd (a5194)
    Litchurch
    Derby
    Derbyshire
    DE24 8BQ
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SK 364 348
    Denomination: Undefined
  • Midland Railway Chemical Laboratory
    (address Unknown)
    Derby
    Derby
    Derbyshire
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
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Description
A nowy-headed brass plaque on a wooden backboard. Wyvern crest of the Midland Railway Co on a roundel at the head over a decorative border. Inscription incised in upright capital lettering.
Inscription
ROLL OF HONOUR/ OF MEN FROM THIS LABORATORY/ WHO SERVED IN H. M. FORCES/ DURING THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918./ (Names)/ + DIED IN THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY/ CHEMICAL LABORATORY
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 9
    Served and returned: 8
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 15mm, height 610mm, width 365mm
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: depth 25mm, height 680mm, width 440mm
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
Condition
History
November 2013: The memorial was installed on Platform 1 of the Midland Station. November 2012: Hartley House was to be sold and the memorial was removed for secure storage pending the identification of a permanent site. 2011-2012: Attempts to have Hartley House listed were unsuccessful. 2011: Scientifics Ltd moved elsewhere and Hartley House became vacant. 1994-1997: British Railways was privatised and the Scientific Section became Scientifics Ltd. 1 January 1948: London Midland and Scottish Railways became part of the nationalised British Railways. December 1935: Hartley House was opened as the London Midland and Scottish Railway's Scientific Research Laboratory and the memorial is presumed to have been relocated there at about that time. 1 January 1923: The Midland Railway became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway. c1922: The memorial is believed to have been installed in the Midland Railway Chemical Laboratory. The original laboratory was on the main site, just to the northwest of the roundhouse but it is believed that a newer laboratory was later built on Calvert Street. It has not yet been established which of these housed the memorial.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Derby Evening Telegraph 19/ 16 November 2012 Article on the history of Hartley House.
  • Derby Evening Telegraph 6-7/ 12 November 2013 A photograph of a cluster of memorials includes this one at the end.

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