RSPCA WW1 MEMORIAL DISPENSARY
UKNIWM Ref: 10995
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Address
| Type: |
HOSPITAL/CLINIC |
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| OS Map Ref: |
TQ 240 830 |
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Inscription
LEFT: THIS BUILDING IS DEDICATED AS A MEMORIAL TO THE COUNTLESS/ THOUSANDS OF GOD'S HUMBLE CREATURES WHO SUFFERED AND/ PERISHED IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918 KNOWING NOTHING OF THE/ CAUSE. LOOKING FORWARD TO NO FINAL VICTORY. FILLED ONLY WITH/ LOVE FAITH AND LOYALTY THEY ENDURED MUCH AND DIED FOR US./ MAY WE ALL REMEMBER THEM WITH GRATITUDE AND IN THE FUTURE/ COMMEMORATE THEIR SUFFERING AND DEATH BY SHOWING MORE/ KINDNESS AND CONSIDERATION TO LIVING ANIMALS.
RIGHT: 1914 - 1918 THIS TABLET RECORDS THE DEATH BY ENEMY ACTION/ DISEASE OR ACCIDENT OF 484,143 HORSES MULES CAMELS AND/ BULLOCKS AND OF MANY HUNDREDS OF DOGS CARRIER PIGEONS AND/ OTHER CREATURES ON THE VARIOUS FRONTS DURING THE GREAT WAR/ IT ALSO RECORDS THE FACT THAT IN FRANCE ALONE 725,216 SICK AND/ WOUNDED ANIMALS WERE TREATED IN VETERINARY HOSPITALS/ PROVIDED BY THE RSPCA.
Components
| Component | Material(s) | Height | Width | Depth | Condition |
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| PLAQUES |
STONE - PORTLAND |
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GOOD |
| RELIEF |
BRONZE |
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|
GOOD |
Physical Description
GRADE 2 LISTED THREE BAY, TWO-STOREY STUCCO FRONTED HOUSE BUILT DURING THE MID-NINETEENTH CENTURY. VETERINARY CLINIC WITH TWO TABLETS GIVING DETAILS OF ITS UNIQUE PURPOSE.
DISTINGUISHED BRONZE RELIEF DEPICTS ARMY ANIMALS ON EITHER SIDE OF VICTORY HOLDING A WREATH.
Wars Commemorated & People Remembered
| War |
FIRST WORLD WAR |
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| Total names on memorial: |
0 |
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| Served & Returned |
0 |
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| Died |
0 |
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| Is this an exact count? |
Not known |
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| How are the names ordered? |
Not known |
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| What information is listed on the memorial? |
None |
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| Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM? |
No |
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| War |
ANIMAL MEMORIALS |
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| Total names on memorial: |
0 |
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| Served & Returned |
0 |
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| Died |
0 |
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| Is this an exact count? |
Not known |
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| How are the names ordered? |
Not known |
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| What information is listed on the memorial? |
None |
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| Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM? |
No |
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Maintenance
| Are the letters difficult to read? |
No |
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| Who is responsible for the memorial? |
RSPCA |
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| Maintenance History: |
2008: Bronze relief fully restored
LB BRENT REF 30/1939 APPLICATION FOR LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR CONVERSION OF FIRST FLOOR INTO TWO SELF-CONTAINED FLATS. ("WEMBLEY OBSERVER" 31 JY 2003) |
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Ceremonies
| Role | Performed By |
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| OPENING |
Countess of Warwick |
Sponsorships
| Sponsorship Type: |
None |
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| Did this include a trust or scholarship? |
No |
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| Did this include a roll of honour? |
NOT APPLICABLE |
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| Cost of Site: |
Not known |
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| Cost of Memorial: |
Not known |
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| Comments on Costs: |
|
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Craftsmen
| Name | Occupation |
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| MR FREDERICK BROOK HITCH |
SCULPTOR |
| MR JOHN OLIVER BROOK HITCH |
ARCHITECT |
References
| Co-ordinator's Comments: |
The number of animals that died, as commemorated on the memorial plaque, was provided in a letter to the RSPCA from the War Office dated 8th August 1932.
Photographs of dedication/opening held by the RSPCA. |
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| Comments: |
|
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| Photographs: |
3 |
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| Other Documents: |
None |
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| Form / Letter: |
L |
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| Negatives: |
No |
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| Drawings / Plans: |
Yes |
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| Minutes: |
No |
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| Press Cuttings: |
1 |
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