METROPOLITAN RAILWAY COMPANY
UKNIWM Ref: 3090
Address
| Type: |
ALLEGORY(EG: VICTORY) |
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| Other Location Details: |
NEAR PLATFORM 5 (EASTBOUND) |
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| OS Map Ref: |
TQ 280 810 |
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Inscription
THE MEN FROM THE SERVICE OF/ THE METROPOLITAN RAILWAY COMPANY/ WHOSE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED BELOW WERE AMONG/ THOSE WHO AT THE CALL OF KING AND COUNTRY/ LEFT ALL THAT WAS DEAR TO THEM, ENDURED HARDSHIP/ FACED DANGER, AND FINALLY PASSED OUT OF THE SIGHT OF/ MEN BY THE PATH OF DUTY AND SELF-SACRIFICE, GIVING/ UP THEIR OWN LIVES THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE IN FREEDOM/LET THOSE THAT COME AFTER SEE TO IT THAT THEIR NAMES BE NOT FORGOTTEN/ (NAMES)/ 1914-1918/ ERECTED BY THE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND STAFF/ OF THE RAILWAY.
(on shell) 12 INCH HIGH EXPLOSIVE SHELL/ PRESENTED BY/ MESSRS VICKERS LTD/ BARROW WORKS/ DONATIONS TO THE RAILWAY BENEVOLENT/ INSTITUTION/ FOR DISABLED & DISTRESSED/ RAILWAYMEN/ WIDOWS & ORPHANS
Components
| Component | Material(s) | Height | Width | Depth | Condition |
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| TABLET |
MARBLE - CARRARA |
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GOOD |
| Trophy/Relic |
METAL |
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| PLAQUE |
METAL |
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Physical Description
LARGE WALL TABLET WITH FLANKING IONIC COLUMNS AND SURMOUNTING SCULPTURE OF LION CRUSHING SERPENT
Associated with the tablet is a collecting box with explanatory plaque converted from a 12 inch artillery shell
Wars Commemorated & People Remembered
| War |
FIRST WORLD WAR |
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| Total names on memorial: |
137 |
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| Served & Returned |
0 |
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| Died |
137 |
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| Is this an exact count? |
Yes, an exact count |
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| How are the names ordered? |
Not known |
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| What information is listed on the memorial? |
surname, forename |
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| Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM? |
Yes |
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Maintenance
| Are the letters difficult to read? |
No |
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| Who is responsible for the memorial? |
LONDON TRANSPORT |
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| Maintenance History: |
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Ceremonies
| Role | Performed By |
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| UNVEILING |
SIR CLARENDON G HYDE |
Sponsorships
| Sponsorship Type: |
Corporate |
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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: |
£1000 + |
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| Comments on Costs: |
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Craftsmen
| Name | Occupation |
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| MR CHARLES W CLARK |
DESIGNER |
| Joseph Whitehead & Sons |
BUILDER |
References
| Co-ordinator's Comments: |
Some accounts say Lord Aberconway, chairman of the Company
unveiled the memorial. This is apparently incorrect: he was probably at the interment of the Unknown Warrior on the same day |
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| Comments: |
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| Photographs: |
7 |
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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: |
No |
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| Minutes: |
No |
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| Press Cuttings: |
9 |
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| Publication Name | Author | Date Published | Page / Date | Other Information |
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| Railway Gazette |
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12 Nov.1920 |
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| Harrow Observer and Gazette |
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1921 onwards |
24 Nov.1922 |
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| Harrow Observer |
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1895-1921 |
2 & 9 May 1919 |
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| Western Front Association Bulletin |
Western Front Association |
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No.48 (June 1997) |
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| Underground News |
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Nov.2000 |
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| Daily Telegraph |
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6 Nov.2009 |
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