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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Hall / Institute
- District
- South Lakeland
- Town
- Milnthorpe
- County
- Cumbria
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 66854
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Current location
Elevation facing the A6 road
Memorial Hall
Market Square
Milnthorpe
South Lakeland
Cumbria
LA7 7J
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 49719 81482
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Green coloured cast iron plaque, on the side of a two-storey building which is the actual memorial.
- Inscription
- THE MEMORIAL HALL, Milnthorpe/The front part was built as the Market House in 1843/It had an open arched trading area on the ground floor area and/The Agricultural Hall for meetings upstairs. In 1880 The/Milnthorpe Public Rooms Company erected a large assembly/hall behind the premises at a cost of £1200, financed by/the sale of £5 shares. It had a ‘sprung dance floor’ and also/accommodated Milnthorpe Cinema from the 1920’s to the/1960’s. The Royal British Legion Club was based here from/1975-1992. In 1945 the buildings were bought by public/subscription as a village war memorial and rental income is/distributed by the Memorial Hall Management Committee/to village causes. Until 1924 the ‘old’ Bull’s Head was/attached to the west side of the hall. The bell on the gable/end was installed in 1940 for use as an air raid warning/in case the electric siren failed
- 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
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Cast Iron
- Plaque
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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