GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAYMEN - WW1

UKNIWM Ref: 27674

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Address

ROYAL VICTORIA HOTEL SHEFFIELD SOUTH YORKSHIRE ENGLAND

Type:	BOARD/PLAQUE/TABLET
Other Location Details:	SITE OF ORIGINAL VICTORIA STATION
OS Map Ref:	SK 359 880

Previous Locations

Address	Date Moved	Reason for Move
Wicker Arches Wicker Arches Sheffield SOUTH YORKSHIRE ENGLAND S3	11th Nov 2003	Moved back to its original and former site
Booking Hall Victoria Station Sheffield SOUTH YORKSHIRE ENGLAND	10th Nov 1971	Booking hall closed and made derelict
Forecourt Victoria Station Sheffield SOUTH YORKSHIRE ENGLAND	1938	Deterioration of plaques

Inscription

IN MEMORY OF GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAYMEN/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ (NAMES)

Components

Component	Material(s)	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
PLAQUE	BRONZE				GOOD

Physical Description

WALL-MOUNTED BRONZE PLAQUES OR PANELLING. INSCRIPTION ABOVE IN STONE.

Wars Commemorated & People Remembered

War	First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial:	1158
Served & Returned	0
Died	1158
Is this an exact count?	Yes, an exact count
How are the names ordered?	surname
What information is listed on the memorial?	surname, decorations
Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM?	Yes

Maintenance

Are the letters difficult to read?	No
Who is responsible for the memorial?
Maintenance History:	RESTORED WHEN REMOVED BACK TO ORIGINAL POSN.

Ceremonies

Date:	10TH NOVEMBER 1971

Role	Performed By
RE-DEDICATED	Very Rev Ivan Neill

Date:	11TH NOVEMBER 2003

Role	Performed By
RE-DEDICATED	LOCAL CLERGY/DIGNITARIES

Date:	1922

Role	Performed By
UNVEILING	FIELD MARSHAL THE EARL HAIG

Sponsorships

Sponsorship Type:	None
Did this include a trust or scholarship?	No
Did this include a roll of honour?	NOT APPLICABLE
Cost of Site:	Not known
Cost of Memorial:	Not known
Comments on Costs:

Craftsmen

Name	Occupation
MR T E CULLCUTT	DESIGNER

References

Co-ordinator's Comments:
Comments:	PAMP: INFORMATION BROCHURE WITH DETAILS OF THE MEMORIAL AND THE 2003 RE-DEDICATION CEREMONY
Photographs:	11
Other Documents:	None
Form / Letter:	F
Negatives:	No
Drawings / Plans:	No
Minutes:	No
Press Cuttings:	1

Organisation	Id	Website
War Memorials Trust	WM371A	http://www.warmemorials.org/search-grants/?gID=234