Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Mendip
Town
Glastonbury
County
Somerset
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 19 December 1949
    Attended by: Mr. H. F. Scott Stokes, M.C., the managing director
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
85204

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Current location

Roman Way
Street Road
Glastonbury
Mendip
Somerset
BA6 8AD
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 48661 37891
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Rectangular, stone structure Front face has inscription panel, decorated in Gothic style at the top to resemble a church window. Names inscribed in black. Simple, rectangular plaque added below for WW2. In between the two names panels is a metal plaque identifying the memorial as having been originally sited in the now derelict Moorlands factory at the other side of the road. The memorial has stone flags to the front and the two sides. The whole is set within a small park with trees, some shrubs and flowers and a bench. A metal chain has been affixed at the base of the memorial to secure a wreath The company was a maker of sheepskin rugs and slippers in Glastonbury that closed around the 1970s.
Inscription
WW1 Tablet-IN MEMORY OF/THOSE WORKERS/OF THIS FACTORY/WHO LOST THEIR LIVES/IN THE GREAT WAR/1914-1918/[names] Relocation Plaque-THIS MEMORIAL WAS RECOVERED FROM THE MORLANDS FACTORY SITE NEARBY/AND RE-ERECTED AT THIS PLACE BY PEOPLE WHO CARED/TO ENSURE THAT THE YOUNG MEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES ARE NOT FORGOTTEN/LEST WE FORGET/NOVEMBER 1990 WW2 Tablet-1939-1945/[names]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bailey, Stanley
Beaton, Clifford
Blacker, Stanley H
Carpenter, William
Fouracre, James
Kiddle, Martin
Linham, Stanley
Lintell, Stanley
Locke, William
Maundrell, Wilfred Lucas
See details for all 14 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
  • Wall
    Measurements: depth 840-500mm, height 2220mm, width 1650mm
    Materials: Stone
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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